Radiotherapy for Sarcomas and Connective Tissue Tumors
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 144
Editors
2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: radiation oncology; sarcoma
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Interests: sarcoma (soft tissue and bone cancers); chordoma; chondrosarcoma gynecologic cancers (endometrial, cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancers); quality of life after radiation treatment; proton therapy; global oncology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of many sarcomas and connective tissue tumors. Radiation treatment can improve local control and is critical in curing certain types of sarcomas. Furthermore, radiotherapy can be used to address oligometastatic or oligoprogressive disease in patients with metastatic disease and for palliation. In recent decades, advances in radiation technology and planning have led to improvements in outcomes with dose escalation strategies and to decreased toxicity by increasing the conformality of radiation fields or using particle radiotherapy, such as proton radiation. Current research is investigating new strategies to improve survival outcomes and reduce the acute and long-term side effects of radiotherapy.
This Special Issue will bring together leading experts and researchers to discuss various aspects of radiotherapy for sarcomas and connective tissue tumors. This Special Issue will explore interesting and challenge questions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, clinical outcomes after radiotherapy, acute and long-term toxicity after radiotherapy, the combination of radiotherapy and systemic therapy, the development of novel radiotherapy treatment paradigms, the use of proton radiotherapy or heavy ion radiotherapy, and long-term toxicity after radiation. This Special Issue will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with sarcomas and connective tissue tumors and will foster the development of novel treatment strategies. For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Kevin X. Liu
Dr. Fantine N. Giap
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- radiotherapy
- sarcoma
- connective tissue tumors
- proton radiotherapy
- oligometastatic disease
- palliative radiotherapy
- radiation toxicity
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