Survival Outcome and Prognostic Factors After Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Sarcoma Patients: A 18-Year Experience at a Single High-volume Referral Center

Background: Metastatic sarcoma patients have a poor prognosis with 3-year survival rate of 25%. About 30% of them present isolated lung metastases. We aimed to analyze the clinical outcome of sarcoma patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) and prognostic factors associated with local control, disease-free, and overall survival (OS). Patients and Methods: All sarcoma patients undergoing PM at Humanitas Cancer Center were retrospectively reviewed. Analyzed variables included clinicopathologic, surgical, and survival data. Exclusion criterion comprised a follow-up period inferior to 1 year. A univariable and multivariable Cox regression analysis was performed (P
Source: American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Original Articles: Soft Tissue Source Type: research