Survival is influenced by approaches to local treatment of Ewing sarcoma within an international randomised controlled trial: analysis of EICESS-92

ConclusionsUnexpected differences in EFS and OS occurred between two patient cohorts recruited within an international randomised trial. Failure to select or deliver appropriate local treatment modalities for Ewing ’s sarcoma may compromise chances of cure.Trial registration Supported by Deutsche Krebshilfe (Grants No. DKH M43/92/J ü2 and DKH 70-2551 Jü3), and European Union Biomedicine and Health Programme (Grants No. BMH1-CT92-1341 and BMH4-983956), and Cancer Research United Kingdom. Clinical trial information can be found for the following: NCT0000251
Source: Clinical Sarcoma Research - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research