TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemotherapeutic Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
AU - Thornton, Katherine
PY - 2008/6/1
Y1 - 2008/6/1
N2 - Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of connective tissue tumors, with more than 50 different subtypes. Given the heterogeneity, and the relative small numbers of patients, performing large adequately powered clinical trials in which one can glean any overall broad treatment decisions based on outcome is difficult at best. There is controversy on which chemotherapeutic agents to use in the adjuvant and metastatic settings, or even if to use chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting. In the metastatic setting, doxorubicin and ifosfamide have remained the standards of care for more than 20 years. This review discusses the data on chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic sarcomas and the utility of chemotherapy in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant settings. In addition, the utility of newer biologic agents in the treatment for sarcomas is considered.
AB - Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of connective tissue tumors, with more than 50 different subtypes. Given the heterogeneity, and the relative small numbers of patients, performing large adequately powered clinical trials in which one can glean any overall broad treatment decisions based on outcome is difficult at best. There is controversy on which chemotherapeutic agents to use in the adjuvant and metastatic settings, or even if to use chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting. In the metastatic setting, doxorubicin and ifosfamide have remained the standards of care for more than 20 years. This review discusses the data on chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic sarcomas and the utility of chemotherapy in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant settings. In addition, the utility of newer biologic agents in the treatment for sarcomas is considered.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.suc.2008.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.suc.2008.03.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18514704
AN - SCOPUS:44349098062
SN - 0039-6109
VL - 88
SP - 647
EP - 660
JO - Surgical Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -