Soft tissue sarcomas are rare and involve a well-integrated multi-modality approach to optimize outcomes and decrease morbidity. A recent report published by Sarcoma UK showed that 75% of the population "do not know what sarcoma is." This lack of knowledge has translated to the incidence of unplanned excisions, increasing morbidity, and inferior outcomes. It is also one of the many reasons that sarcomas should be managed at a high-volume center. Management of sarcomas in such centers lead to improved oncologic outcomes, and thus, it is important for oncologists to have a good working knowledge and multi-disciplinary collaboration. In the proposed didactic session on "Controversies in the Management of Adult Sarcomas", speakers will provide an overview of adult sarcoma and extensively discuss management for common and often controversial clinical scenarios that many sarcoma providers encounter such as, unplanned excisions, pediatric sarcomas in adults, hypofractionated radiotherapy, and use of chemotherapy in localized disease.

The course will provide updates in data on these topics. In addition, speakers will engage the attendees during the session by incorporating an audience response system (ARS) and specific inquiry after each controversial topic is presented (Campfire Method). We plan to begin with ARS questions, view the results, and ask the same ARS questions at the end of the session to gauge if views of the audience have changed based on the information presented. We also plan to query “the MedNet” and poll subjects using social media platforms on these controversial topics.