Multifocality in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma A Prognostic Factor Critical to Surgical Decision-Making
Multifocality in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma A Prognostic Factor Critical to Surgical Decision-Making
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DOI:
10.1097/sla.0b013e3181928f2f
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
9
通讯作者:
Pollock, Raphael E.
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作者:
Anaja, Daniel A.;Lahat, Guy;Pollock, Raphael E.
Objective: To evaluate the significance of multifocality on overall survival (CS) in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) and establish a data-derived, prognostically and therapeutically useful definition of sarcomatosis.Summary Background Data: The incidence, clinical features, and prognostic significance of multifocality in RPS is unknown. No current standardized definition for sarcomatosis is available.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 393 patients with primary or recurrent nonmetastatic RPS treated at a comprehensive cancer center between 1996 and 2006. Baseline and treatment variables were compared in patients with unifocal and multifocal disease. A multivariate model was used to evaluate the association of multifocality and OS and identify additional prognostic factors in patients with multifocal disease.Results: The median follow-up time for all patients was 69 months; 79 patients (20%) presented with multifocal disease. The 5-year OS rate was less in the multifocal group compared with the unifocal group (31% vs. 60%, respectively; P < 0.0001). After multivariate analysis, multifocality remained an independent predictor of worse CS {hazard ratio (HR) 1.7 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.2-2.5); P = 0.0041}. Additionally, patients with more tumors had significantly worse prognosis (>7 tumors, HR 2.1 (95% CI, 1.1-3.9); P = 0.03), with a 5-year OS rate of 70%.Conclusions: Multifocal RPS is associated with worse OS in patients with either primary or recurrent RPS; Patients with >7 tumors had the worst prognosis. This criterion can be used to define sarcomatosis, thereby idenfifying patients whose survival will ultimately depend on effective systemic therapy.