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Clinical Outcome of Children and Adults With Localized Ewing Sarcoma.

Authors :
Gupta, Abha A.
Pappo, Alberto
Saunders, Natasha
Hopyan, Sevan
Ferguson, Peter
Wunder, Jay
O'Sullivan, Brian
Catton, Charles
Groenberg, Mark
Blackstein, Martin
Source :
Cancer (0008543X). 7/1/2010, Vol. 116 Issue 13, p3189-3194. 6p. 4 Charts.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article focuses on a study which examined if differences in therapeutic strategy in pediatric and adult specialty sarcoma centers are associated with clinical outcome. The study reviewed the medical data of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EWS), who were treated between 1990 and 2005 at tertiary care pediatric and adult institutions. It discovered that the doses of alkylating agents and timing of local therapy infleunce clinical outcome in patients with EWS.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0008543X
Volume :
116
Issue :
13
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Cancer (0008543X)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
51895644
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.25144