Treatment of Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma

For information about the treatments listed below, see Treatment Option Overview. To learn about the cancer stages, see Stages of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Treatment of stage IV soft tissue sarcoma may include the following:

• Chemotherapy.
• Surgery to remove cancer that has spread to the lungs.
• Targeted therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (pazopanib or imatinib).

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.