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High grade osteosarcoma of the extremities with lung metastases at presentation: Treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and simultaneous resection of primary and metastatic lesions

Bacci, Gaetano, Rocca, Michele, Salone, MariaCristina, Balladelli, Alba, Ferrari, Stefano, Palmerini, Emanuela, Forni, Cristiana, Briccoli, Antonio·2008·Journal of Surgical Oncology

Abstract

Background and Methods: Between 1986 and 2001, 162 patients with extremity osteosarcoma and lung metastases at presentation, were treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, simultaneous resection of primary and, when feasible, secondary lesions followed by chemotherapy. Results: After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, metastases disappeared in 14 patients, 16 were judged unresectable by both our thoracic surgeons, 132 had primary tumors and lung metastases removed simultaneously. Removal of lung metastases was complete in 123 and incomplete in 9. Histologically lesions were benign in 32 patients. For the 100 patients simultaneously operated with histologically proven lung metastases, 5‐year event‐free survival (EFS) was 18.9%; 27.4% for the 91 who had a complete resection of pulmonary lesions and entered remission as opposed to none for 9 patients who had incomplete removal of lung nodules. Among these 91, 5‐year EFS was significantly higher for patients with monolateral compared to bilateral lesions (27.1% vs. 7.9%, P < 0.02) and when only one to three metastatic nodules were present (40.0% vs. 13.3%, P < 0.0001). Conclusions: These different results, demonstrate that our treatment had a reasonable survival outcome whereas other groups continue to have dismal prognosis. More efforts should be made to improve survival by identifying new active agents or novel approaches with cellular molecular targets. J. Surg. Oncol. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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  • Osteosarcoma is a tumor with a high tendency for metastasis, and 15-20% of newly diagnosed osteosarcoma are detected with metastasis.

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Authors
Bacci, G., Rocca, M., Salone, M., Balladelli, A., Ferrari, S., Palmerini, E., Forni, C., & Briccoli, A.
Affiliations
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IT)
Corresponding author
Bacci, Gaetano
Venue
Journal of Surgical Oncology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-09-15
Volume
98
Issue
6
Pages
415-420
ISSN
  • 0022-4790 (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-9098
OpenAlex
W2072874660
Cited by
203
References
20
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FWCI
4.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Surgical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac tumors and thrombi
Keywords
high-grade osteosarcoma, extremity osteosarcoma, lung metastasis, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, simultaneous resection, metastasectomy, event-free survival, prognostic factors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Amputation, Surgical, Antineoplastic Agents, Bone Neoplasms, Child, Diagnostic Imaging, Extremities, Female, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Lymphatic Metastasis, Male, Middle Aged, Pneumonectomy, Retrospective Studies, Osteosarcoma, Disease-Free Survival, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Limb Salvage

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