Pre-surgery radiation to reduce complications after leg sarcoma surgery
Part of Cancer, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study looks at whether giving radiation before surgery can lower wound healing problems and improve outcomes after operating on a leg soft-tissue sarcoma. It focuses on patients whose surgeons can close the wound directly after surgery and who can return for follow-up visits.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older and can sign consent forms.
- Your diagnosis is a soft-tissue sarcoma in the leg/low extremity confirmed by biopsy (tissue pathology).
- You have scans for staging and planning: CT or MRI of the area plus a CT scan of the chest.
- Your treatment plan includes pre-surgery (preoperative) radiation followed by limb-sparing surgery.
- Your surgical wound can be closed directly at surgery (primary closure), not with a skin graft or free flap.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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