How would you treat unresectable angiosarcoma of the extremity in a patient who is inoperable due to underlying comorbidities?
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Radiation Oncology · UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
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Radiation and taxane therapy are both active agents for angiosarcoma. Administering weekly paclitaxel is supported by the ANGIOTAX study (Penel et al., PMID 18809609), and @Dr. First Last and colleagues are conducting a phase II trial evaluating the efficacy of induction chemotherapy followed by pac...
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Radiation Oncology · The Ohio State University - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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I generally agree with @Dr. First Last’s thoughtful response.
Assuming this is cutaneous, I would also obtain systematic mapping punch biopsies around the lesion to define extent of microscopic spread, which can extend further than appreciated on MRI.
Following that, induction taxane-based chemo, th...
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