Soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity (localised and advanced): lines of therapy
4 standard-of-care settings across 3 lines and 2 biomarker subgroups. Rows come from the cancer page's standard of care; the grid places each on its line and subgroup.
Early / localised
| Subgroup | Setting | Approach | Products and trials | Guideline | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All comers | Localised, resectable | Limb-sparing wide resection with preoperative (50 Gy) or postoperative (66 Gy) radiotherapy for high-grade or deep tumours over 5 cm; surgery alone for small superficial low-grade tumours. | 93 | ||
| Risk group | High-risk localised (large, deep, high grade) | Neoadjuvant anthracycline-ifosfamide (ISG-STS 1001) in fit patients; regional hyperthermia with chemotherapy or isolated limb perfusion for borderline resectable tumours. | 82 |
Advanced, first line
| Subgroup | Setting | Approach | Products and trials | Guideline | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All comers | Advanced, first line | Doxorubicin alone, or doxorubicin plus ifosfamide when shrinkage is needed (EORTC 62012); doxorubicin plus trabectedin for leiomyosarcoma (LMS-04); olaratumab withdrawn after ANNOUNCE. | 81 |
Special situations
| Subgroup | Setting | Approach | Products and trials | Guideline | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All comers | Later lines and oligometastatic | Gemcitabine-docetaxel, pazopanib, trabectedin, eribulin (liposarcoma); pulmonary metastasectomy or stereotactic radiotherapy for limited lung disease; histology-directed agents and trials. | 90 |
Lines and subgroups are parsed from the setting text of each standard-of-care row and can misclassify an unusual phrasing; the row’s own setting is always shown. Guideline chips reflect the NCCN category and ESMO-MCBS grade recorded on the cancer page, checked on its stated date. Not medical advice.