Radiation with immunotherapy before surgery for retroperitoneal sarcoma

Who can take part

• Diagnosis \& Indication: Primary or recurrent abdominopelvic soft tissue sarcoma. Patients are deemed to have a high probability of R1/R2 resection with upfront surgery and are confirmed to require radiotherapy following Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) discussion
• Target Volume: In cases of multifocal disease, all lesions must be safely encompassable within a single radiotherapy target volume
• Age: Age ≥ 18 years
• Performance Status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2; American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score ≤ 2; patients must be expected to tolerate surgery and radiotherapy
• Pathology: Histologically confirmed soft tissue sarcoma
• Measurability: Presence of evaluable lesions
• Life Expectancy: Life expectancy > 5 years
• Hematological \& Hepatic Function: Adequate organ function
• Renal Function: Adequate renal function defined as Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) ≥ 50 ml/min (calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula), and split renal function imaging confirms function in the contralateral kidney
• Contraception: Female patients of childbearing potential, or male patients with female partners of childbearing potential, must agree to use effective contraception during the entire treatment period and for 6 months after the last dose
• Consent: Signed informed consent form
• Follow-up: Capable of complying with follow-up requirements

Who cannot take part

• Significant Comorbidities: Patients with the following concurrent conditions: active hemorrhage, ulceration, intestinal perforation, intestinal obstruction, uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac insufficiency (NYHA Class III-IV), severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (Grade 4), mesenteric ischemia, or severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Excluded Histologies: Other pathological types, including Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST), sarcomatoid carcinoma, sarcomas primarily treated with chemotherapy (e.g., rhabdomyosarcoma and PNET), desmoid fibromatosis, and benign tumors
• Prior Radiotherapy: History of prior radiotherapy to the same anatomical region
• Distant Metastasis: Presence of distant metastasis (M1) confirmed by comprehensive imaging/examination within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
• Contraindications to Surgery/Protocol: Presence of other severe medical comorbidities that contraindicate surgery or preclude participation in the study
• Planned Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Patients scheduled to receive (concurrent) neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Recent Systemic Therapy: Receipt of chemotherapy or other systemic treatments within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
• Unresectability: Tumor invasion into critical structures such as the liver, pancreatic head, or abdominal aorta, rendering the tumor deemed unresectable