Demographic and Treatment Analysis of Periosteal Osteosarcoma
Michael C. Larkins · 2024
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Description
Michael Larkins surveys a rare bone cancer, periosteal osteosarcoma, in the United States cancer registry, in a study from 2024. The tumor makes up only a small share of bone sarcomas. Past knowledge came from single hospitals and case reports, with no national survey.
Fifty-four patients were found, with a median age in the early twenties. Surgery was tied to a large long-term survival gain in the main model, while chemotherapy showed no clear benefit. With only eleven deaths, though, a second check kept significance for race alone. Younger patients more often had the tumor in a limb. Limb cases lived longer on average than spine or trunk cases. The author urges care in reading the drug result given the tiny numbers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael C. Larkins |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |