Review Article
A Meta-Analysis of Osteosarcoma Outcomes in the Modern Medical Era
Table 1
Osteosarcoma outcome studies spanning more than two decades (OS: overall survival, DFS: disease free survival).
| Category | Journal | Lead author | Pub year | Focus | Source dates | | DFS 3 yrs | DFS 5 yrs | DFS 10 yrs | OS 5 yrs | OS 7 yrs | OS 10 yrs | Recurr-ence | Limb salvage |
| General | Human Path | Gaffney | 2006 | General | 1900–1966 | 465 | | | | 18.0% | | | | | Cal Med | Higinbotham | 1965 | General | 1925–1955 | 130 | | | | 18.5% | | 16.2% | | | CORR | Johnson | 1971 | General | 1928–1966 | 50 | | | | 10.0% | | | 14.0% | 36.0% | Cancer | Ohno | 1971 | General | 1930–1960 | 41 | | | | 17.1% | | | | | Can J Surg | Huebert | 1979 | General | 1930–1977 | 95 | | | | 16.0% | | | | | Can J Surg | Huebert | 1979 | General | 1930–1977 | 95 | | | | 16.0% | | | | | JBJS Br | Foster | 2007 | General | 1933–1959 | 31 | | | | 21.0% | | | | 20.0% | Acta Chir Scand | Poppe | 1968 | General | 1938–1964 | 102 | | | | 18.0% | | | | | J Surg Oncol | Shrikhande | 1977 | General | 1941–1970 | 139 | | | | 15.1% | | | | | J Surg Oncol | Rao | 1977 | General | 1941–1970 | 139 | | | | 15.1% | | | | | CORR | Weiss | 1978 | General | 1944–1975 | 50 | | | | 10.0% | | | | | JBJS Am | Price | 1975 | General | 1946–1972 | 125 | | 12.0% | | | | | | | Cancer | Jaffe | 1972 | General | 1950–1972 | 78 | | | | 17.0% | | | | | JBJS Am | Bleyer | 1982 | General | 1952–1973 | 19 | | | | 41.0% | | | | | CORR | Brostrom | 1982 | General | 1952–1974 | 57 | 19.0% | | | | | | | | Eur J Surg Oncol | Pylkkanen | 1997 | General | 1958–1987 | 29 | | | 46.7% | | | | | | Acta Orthop Belg | Meskens | 1993 | General | 1962–1987 | 51 | | | | | 41.0% | | | | CORR | Tunn | 2004 | General | 1970–1997 | 78 | | | | | | 70.0% | | | Eur J Cancer | Bacci | 2005 | General | 1972–1999 | 114 8 | | 57.0% | 52.0% | 66.0% | | 57.0% | | | Ped Perinat Epid | Parkes | 2010 | General | Pre 1978 | NS | | | | | | 12.0% | | | Ped Perinat Epid | Parkes | 2010 | General | Post 1977 | NS | | | | | | 45.0% | | | Cancer | Kager L | 2010 | General | 1979–2004 | 27 | | 48.0% | | 51.0% | | | 40.7% | | Acta Chir Scand | Poppe | 1968 | General | 1938–1964 | 102 | | | | 18.0% | | | | |
| Age | Cancer | Mirabello | 2009 | All Ages | 1973–2004 | 348 2 | | | | 37.0% | | 32.0% | | | | | | 0–24 | | 185 5 | | | | 62.0% | | | | | | | | 25–59 | | 974 | | | | 58.0% | | | | | | | | 60+ | | 653 | | | | 24.0% | | | | | Pediatr Blood Cancer | Abate | 2010 | 0–5 | 1972–1999 | 20 | | 60.0% | | | | | | | | | | 6–40 | | 110 6 | | 53.8% | 52.1% | | | | | | Pediatr Blood Cancer | Worch | 2010 | 0 – 5 | 1973–2006 | 38 | | | | 51.9% | | | | | | | | 6–19 | | 126 8 | | | | 67.3% | | | | | J Cancer Res Clin Oncol | Harting | 2010 | 0–10 | 1980–2000 | 7 | | | | 50.0% | | 46.5% | | | | | | 10–21. | | 235 | | | | 54.0% | | 46.0% | | | | | | 21–40 | | 110 | | | | 68.5% | | 55.0% | | | | | | 40+ | | 56 | | | | 40.0% | | 37.0% | | | J Chin Med Assoc | Hsieh | 2009 | Preadolescent | 1980–2006 | 11 | | | | 60.6% | | | | | | | | Adolescent | | 39 | | | | 66.7% | | | | | J Clin Oncol | Longhi | 2008 | 65+ | 1961–2006 | 29 | | | | 45.0% | | | | | Ann Surg Oncol | Okada | 2004 | 50+ | 1972–2002 | 55 | | | | 58.6% | | | | | J Pediatr Hematol Oncol | Bacci | 2005 | 0–12 | 1972–1999 | 317 | | 60.0% | | 67.0% | | | | | | | | 13–40 | | 819 | | 58.0% | | 65.0% | | | | | CORR | Carsi | 2002 | 40+ | 1977–1998 | 47 | | 32.5% | | | | | | |
| Treatment | Eur J Can | Bruer | 1978 | Lung Irradiation | 1950–1973 | 106 | | | | 9.0% | | | | | Arch Orthop Trauma Surg | Kawai | 1996 | With Chemotherapy | 1965–1993 | 32 | | | | | 47.0% | | | | | | | Without Chemotherapy | | 9 | | | | | 38.0% | | | | Cancer | Gupta | 2009 | Proximal humerus, deltoid-sparing resection | 1978–2005 | 23 | | | | 77.0% | | | | | J Surg Oncol | Kim | 2009 | Inadvertant curettage w/o treatment delay | 1985–2005 | 20 | | 90.0% | | 89.4% | | | | | | | | Control Group | | 40 | | 76.8% | | 83.9% | | | | | Radiology | Phillips | 1969 | Preop Radiation | 1945–1965 | 23 | | | | 26.0% | | | | | | | | Surgery Only | | 11 | | | | 9.0% | | | | | Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys | DeLaney | 2005 | Resection | 1980–2002 | 36 | | 51.9% | | 73.9% | | | 32.3% | | | | | No Surgery | | 5 | | 25.0% | | 25.0% | | | 60.0% | |
| Tumor feature | Pediatric Blood Cancer | Yaclin | 2008 | C-erb-2+ | 1976–2007 | 24 | | 22.4% | | 32.3% | | | | | | | | C-erb-2− | | 32 | | 50.0% | | 62.1% | | | | | Clin Transl Oncol | Gonzalez-Bilalabeitia | 2009 | COSS | 1977–2003 | 170 2 | | | 48.9% | | | 58.9% | | | | | | High LDH | | 14 | | | | 43.0% | | | | | | | | Normal LDH | | 52 | | | | 65.0% | | | | | Pediatr Blood Cancer | Franke | 2011 | Local recurrence | 1980–2003 | 38 | | 27.0% | | 34.0% | | | | | Pediatr Blood Cancer | Lee | 2009 | Low Risk | 1985–2006 | 98 | | 81.6% | 81.6% | 93.8% | | 93.8% | | | | | | Intermediate Risk | | 128 | | 59.0% | 57.8% | 76.5% | | 74.6% | | | | | | HighRisk | | 62 | | 34.0% | 31.6% | 47.0% | | 36.5% | | | Eur J Cancer | Grimer | 2005 | Local Recurrence | 1976–2001 | 57 | | | | 41.0% | | | | |
| Location | Canc Treat Res | Bielack | 2009 | Extremity | 1980–2005 | 246 4 | | | | 75.0% | | 70.0% | | | JBJS Br | Grimer | 1999 | Pelvis | 1971–1996 | 36 | | | 18.0% | | | | | | Spine J | Schoenfeld | 2010 | Spine | 1982–2008 | 26 | | | | 31.0% | | | | | Jpn J Clin Oncol | Lee | 2010 | Flat Bone | 1985–2006 | 17 | | 39.6% | | 51.5% | | | | | | | | Extremity | | 424 | | 61.4% | | 72.9% | | | | | Eur J Cancer Care | Shenoy | 2008 | Humerus | 1950–1975 | 18 | | | 35.0% | | | | | | | | | All Sites | | 112 6 | | 55.0% | | 66.0% | | | | | CORR | Schneidrbauer | 2007 | Fibula | 1919–2000 | 36 | | | | 53.0% | | 41.0% | | | Ann Surg Oncol | Daecke | 2005 | Hand and Forearm | 1977–2000 | 33 | | 65.4% | | 86.2% | | | | | Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd | Ham | 2000 | Pelvis | 1957–1995 | 62 | | | | 15.0% | | | | | Oncology | Matsuo | 2005 | Pelvis | NS | 50 | | | | 29.5% | | | | |
| Metastatic | J Clin Oncol | Longhi | 2008 | Age >65 yrs | 1961–2006 | 14 | | | | 0.0% | | | | | Ann Surg Oncol | Okada | 2004 | Age >50 yrs | 1972–2002 | 7 | | | | 25.0% | | | | |
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