Pre-operative Hypofractionated Proton Therapy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

About this trial

This study is being done to examine whether proton therapy for certain kinds of sarcomas (extremity and trunk soft tissue) is safe and effective. As part of the study, patients will have five fractions of proton therapy before the participants have surgery for the sarcoma. The study will measure wound complications and functional outcomes / quality of life after the procedures.

Patients will be asked to complete questionnaires about the treatment and quality of life from the time of enrollment until about two years after surgery. Otherwise, the participants will have standard of care follow ups with the treatment team.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patients (≥18 years of age)

Patients with primary or locally recurrent extremity or truncal soft tissue sarcoma

WHO/ECOG status ≤2

Disqualifiers

History of prior local radiation therapy

Inability to tolerate treatment position for duration of simulation or treatment

Tumor originating in retroperitoneal location

Patients planned for systemic therapy including chemotherapy, targeted agents, and immunotherapy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • hypofractionation

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Lead sponsor

Robert L. Sloan Fund for Cancer Research

Collaborator