Worse Survival in Elderly Patients with Extremity Soft-Tissue Sarcoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly half of soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) patients are over the age of 65, and the behavior of cancer in these elderly patients is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of age, sarcoma histotype, grade, stage, and treatment modalities on survival of extremity STS (ESTS) patients.

Methods

Patients ≥18 years diagnosed with ESTS between 1989 and 2008 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Survival rates and patient and treatment characteristics were analyzed for all patients. Relative survival and relative excess risk of death were estimated for young (<65 years) and older (>65 years) patients.

Results

Overall, 3066 patients were included in this study. Histotype was different between young (<65 years) and elderly (>65 y

SUBMITTER: Hoven-Gondrie ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4927613 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature