Very long-term survivors among patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastatic soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a group of rare and heterogeneous mesenchymal tumors with a poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of long-term survivors and describe their presentation and management in a large cohort of patients with metastatic STS.

Methods

We collected information of patients with metastatic STS managed in Centre Leon Berard between 1985 and 2015 aiming to compare the group of patients alive 5 years after the diagnosis of metastases vs the others. Prognostic factors of patients and tumors characteristics were investigated by logistic regression analysis. For "long-term survivors," we explored therapeutic strategies at metastatic stage.

Results

Out of 436 patients enrolled, 39 (9%) were still alive 5

SUBMITTER: Carbonnaux M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488206 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature