The Role of Adjuvant Radiation in Uterine Sarcomas

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Mar 1;76(3):728-734, S Sampath, TE Schultheiss, JK Ryu, JYC Wong

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Purpose: To determine clinical and pathological factors significant for overall survival (OS) and local-regional failure-free survival (LRFFS) in uterine sarcoma as they relate to adjuvant radiotherapy (AR). Methods and Materials: A retrospective analysis of 3,650 patients with uterine sarcoma was conducted using the National Oncology Database, a proprietary database of aggregated tumor registries owned by Impac Medical Systems (Sunnyvale, CA). Adjuvant radiotherapy was defined as postoperative external...

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