Treatment strategies for extremity sarcoma patients: a population-based analysis on German clinical cancer registry data
Adjuvant RT and surgery alone were associated with the most favorable survival outcomes in patients with extremity sarcomas. Advanced age, tumor grade, and T-stage were strong negative prognostic factors. RT without surgery was linked to significantly reduced survival.
Authors
- Ian Wittenberg
- Daniel Medenwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8920-2853)
- Alexander Zeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5044-4940)
- Anne von Rüsten
- Dirk Vordermark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8816-0508)
- Kevin G. Laudner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-6640)
- Jörg Andreas Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-7373)
- Constanze Schneider
- Jessica Isabel Selig
- Karl-Stefan Delank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-3588)
Institutions
- National Cancer Registry (IE)
- University Hospital Magdeburg (DE)
- Krebsregister Saarland (DE)
- University Hospital in Halle (DE)
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1555502
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00