Improving Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Extra-Abdominal Soft Tissue Sarcoma Regionalization to High-Volume Centers, Improved Compliance with Guidelines or Both?

Conclusions: Adherence to NCCN guidelines, irrespective of hospital volume, is associated with improved overall survival for patients with extra-abdominal STS. High-volume hospitals more often adhere to guidelines, but low-volume hospitals that follow national guidelines may achieve comparable outcomes. PMID: 29849479 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849479?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sarcoma - June 1, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Sarcoma Source Type: research