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Role of metastatectomy without chemotherapy in the management of osteosarcoma in children
Author(s) -
Burgers J. Marion V.,
Breur Dmrt K.,
Van Dobbenburgh O. A.,
Hazebroek F.,
Vos A.,
Voute P. A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800401)45:7<1664::aid-cncr2820450723>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , osteosarcoma , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , adjuvant , adjuvant chemotherapy , oncology , surgery , disease , metastasis , cancer , pathology , breast cancer
In a series of 18 consecutive non metastatic osteosarcoma patients, metastases developed in 12 and successful metastatectomies could be performed in 6. No adjuvant chemotherapy was given. Four of these 6 patients survived. The importance of length of disease‐free survival is described. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy as adjuvants to prevent or postpone the development of metastases are mentioned and an EORTC‐SIOP trial on this subject is briefly discussed.