Actual long-term survival after resection of stage III soft tissue sarcoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Actuarial survival based on the Kaplan-Meier method can overestimate actual long-term survival, especially among those with factors of poor prognosis. Patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III soft tissue sarcoma (STS) represent a subset with a high risk of STS-specific mortality. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinicopathological characteristics associated with actual long-term survival in patients with stage III STS.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 116 patients who underwent surgical resection for stage III STS with curative intent between March 2000 and December 2013. Long-term survivors (n = 61), defined as those who survived beyond 5 years, were compared with short-term survivors (n = 36), who died of STS within 5 years.

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SUBMITTER: Lee DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature