Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A prospective randomized trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in the management of low-grade soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and superficial trunk.
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of adjuvant brachytherapy (BRT) on local and systemic recurrence rates in patients with low-grade sarcoma. ⋯ Adjuvant radiation in the form of BRT does not appear to decrease local recurrence rates following complete resection of low-grade extremity and superficial trunk soft tissue sarcomas. Other adjuvant approaches, such as external-beam radiotherapy, are required to have a significant impact on local recurrence rates in this group of patients.