Preoperative hypofractionated radiotherapy in the treatment of localized soft tissue sarcomas

摘要

Background: The primary treatment of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) is a radical resection of the tumor with adjuvant radiotherapy. Conventional fractionation of preoperative radiotherapy is 50 Gy in fraction of 2 Gy a day. The purpose of the conducted study was to assess the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated radiotherapy in preoperative setting in STS patients.