Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy alone or with regional hyperthermia for localised high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma: a randomised phase 3 multicentre study.

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Published in Lancet Oncol on April 29, 2010

Authors

Rolf D Issels1, Lars H Lindner, Jaap Verweij, Peter Wust, Peter Reichardt, Baard-Christian Schem, Sultan Abdel-Rahman, Soeren Daugaard, Christoph Salat, Clemens-Martin Wendtner, Zeljko Vujaskovic, Rüdiger Wessalowski, Karl-Walter Jauch, Hans Roland Dürr, Ferdinand Ploner, Andrea Baur-Melnyk, Ulrich Mansmann, Wolfgang Hiddemann, Jean-Yves Blay, Peter Hohenberger, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group (EORTC-STBSG), European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO)

Author Affiliations

1: Klinikum der Universität München-Campus Grosshadern, München, Germany. Rolf.Issels@med.uni-muenchen.de

Associated clinical trials:

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Hyperthermia Therapy in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma | NCT00003052

NCT 00003052

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