Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma of the Extremity

Autor: Elisabetta Setola, Davide Maria Donati, Franco Bertoni, Cristiana Forni, Michela Versari, Gaetano Bacci, Rodolfo Capanna, Stefano Ferrari, Mario Mercuri, Gabriella Bernini, Antonio Briccoli, Alessandra Longhi
Přispěvatelé: Bacci G., Forni C., Ferrari S., Longhi A., Bertoni F., Mercuri M., Donati D., Capanna R., Bernini G., Briccoli A., Setola E., Versari M.
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 25:845-853
ISSN: 1077-4114
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200311000-00006
Popis: Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the results in terms of histologic response to primary chemotherapy of two sequential studies in osteosarcoma patients preoperatively treated with methotrexate, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and ifosfamide, given at different doses Patients and Methods: Between January 1993 and March 1995, 171 patients with osteosarcoma of the extremity were treated according to a protocol of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with preoperative methotrexate, cisplatin, doxorubicin, and ifosfamide. From April 1995 to December 1999, 196 osteosarcoma patients were preoperatively treated with the same drugs at higher doses. Postoperatively, patients received the same treatment in both studies used, but poor responders (tumor necrosis
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