The role of hyperthermia in combined treatment in the management of soft tissue sarcoma

PMID: 17254531
Journal: Current oncology reports (volume: 8, issue: 4, Curr Oncol Rep 2006 Jul;8(4):305-9)
Published: 2006-07-01

Authors:
Issels RD, Schlemmer M, Lindner LH

ABSTRACT

For high-risk soft tissue sarcomas (HR-STS) of adults, new treatment strategies are needed to improve outcome with regard to local control and overall survival. Systemic chemotherapy has been integrated either after (adjuvant) or before (neoadjuvant) optimal local treatment by surgery and radiotherapy in HR-STS. This short overview summarizes the results of the combination with regional hyperthermia as a new treatment strategy to open a new therapeutic window.