Osteosarcoma Therapy

New osteosarcoma therapy study findings have been reported from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Orthopaedic Department

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 11th, 2009

A new study, 'Primary osteogenic sarcoma with pulmonary metastasis: clinical results and prognostic factors in 91 patients,' is now available. "Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor. The long-term outcome is poor for patients with metastatic disease," scientists in Taipei, Taiwan report.

"From June 1989 to January 2008, 202 patients (128 males and 74 females) with high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremities were treated at our institution. Patients were divided into three groups depending on the time of identification of pulmonary metastasis: group A, identified with primary tumor diagnosis; group B, during whole treatment course; and group C,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-08-11)

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