Background Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children
and adolescents. For effective treatment, local control of the tumor is absolutely critical …

Background: Due to the rarity of osteosarcoma and limited indications for radiotherapy (RT),
data on RT for this tumor are scarce. This study aimed to investigate the utilization of RT for …

Background Radiation therapy (RT) confers local tumor control and survival advantages in
some patients with osteosarcoma, yet pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) …

Purpose Chemotherapy during radiation and/or bone‐seeking radioisotope therapy (153‐
samarium; 1 mCi/kg) during radiation may improve osteosarcoma cancer control. Patients …

A survey of the literature shows that the experience with radiotherapy (RT) in the local
treatment of osteosarcoma (OS) is limited. This is due to various reasons: OS is a rare tumor …

Background Few studies have addressed the efficacy of palliative radiotherapy (RT) for
pediatric osteosarcoma (OS), a disease generally considered to be radioresistant. We …

Results Twenty-six patients aged 11–20 years (median 16) had inoperable osteosarcoma of
the trunk (24 pelvic, 1 mediastinal and 1 paravertebral) without any other lesion at initial …

Purpose: Radiation-induced osteosarcomas (R-OS) have historically been high-grade,
locally invasive tumors with a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to perform a …

Background To investigate the role of combined ion-beam radiotherapy (CIBRT) with
protons and carbon ions in a multimodal treatment strategy of inoperable osteosarcoma; …

Purpose To analyze our experiences concerning radiation treatment in patients with
osteosarcoma. Materials and methods Since 1981, 40 patients with osteosarcoma have …