Why the study?
Does pulmonary metastasectomy improve survival compared to systemic therapy in sarcoma patients with resectable isolated lung metastases?
Population
71 sarcoma patients with isolated lung metastases. Group A: resectable metastases treated with…
Comparison
Pulmonary metastasectomy vs Systemic therapy or no resection
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support metastasectomy in osteosarcoma lung metastases; leaves open benefit for other sarcomas pending randomized confirmation.
Does pulmonary metastasectomy improve survival compared to systemic therapy in sarcoma patients with resectable isolated lung metastases?
Pulmonary metastasectomy is associated with improved survival in osteosarcoma patients with resectable lung metastases compared to systemic therapy, but the benefit is uncertain for non-osteosarcoma patients.
Salah et al. (2013) studied this question.
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