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To evaluate the prognostic impact of tumor oxygenation on treatment outcomes in human soft tissue sarcomas and assess its association with p53 gene mutations.

January 1, 2001British Journal of CancerOpen Access

Hypoxia in human soft tissue sarcomas: Adverse impact on survival and no association with p53 mutations

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MNMarianne NordsmarkAarhus University Hospital JAJan AlsnerAarhus University Hospital JKJohnny KellerAarhus University Hospital

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Observational study reveals lower survival in soft tissue sarcoma patients with hypoxic tumors, indicating tumor oxygenation worsens prognosis independently of p53 gene mutations.

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To evaluate the prognostic impact of tumor oxygenation on treatment outcomes in human soft tissue sarcomas and assess its association with p53 gene mutations.
Measured pre-treatment tumor oxygenation (pO2) and analyzed p53 mutations via PCR in tumor samples from 31 soft tissue sarcoma cases.
Tracked disease-specific and overall survival outcomes across 28 patients over a median follow-up of 74 months.
Median tumor pO2 was 19 mmHg (range 1–58 mmHg), with functional p53 mutations detected in 6 tumors and showing no significant association with tumor hypoxia.
Patients with hypoxic tumors experienced statistically poorer disease-specific survival and overall survival at 5 years compared to patients with well-oxygenated tumors.

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Nordsmark et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fced36c240de38cdb96cf https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2001.1728

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Observational study reveals lower survival in soft tissue sarcoma patients with hypoxic tumors, indicating tumor oxygenation worsens prognosis independently of p53 gene mutations.

Hypoxia in human soft tissue sarcomas: Adverse impact on survival and no association with p53 mutations

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Hypoxia in human soft tissue sarcomas: Adverse impact on survival and no association with p53 mutations

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