Time to Treatment Initiation and Survival in Adult Localized High-Grade Bone Sarcoma
Table 1
Demographic data.
Factor
Total (N = 2,122)
Time to treatment initiation, days (IQR)
25.0 [12.0, 42.0]
Age
18–30
654 (30.8%)
31–50
555 (26.2%)
51–70
627 (29.5%)
71+
286 (13.5%)
Sex
Male
1,241 (58.5%)
Female
881 (41.5%)
Race
White
1,735 (81.8%)
Black
258 (12.2%)
Other/unknown
129 (6.1%)
Charlson/Deyo score
0
1,843 (86.9%)
1
222 (10.5%)
≥2
57 (2.7%)
Histology
Osteosarcoma
1,217 (57.4%)
Chondrosarcoma
486 (22.9%)
Ewing’s sarcoma
195 (9.2%)
Chordoma
17 (0.80%)
Other
207 (9.8%)
Facility type
Comm. cancer prg.
38 (1.8%)
Comprehensive comm. cancer prg.
286 (13.5%)
Academic center
856 (40.3%)
Integrated network cancer prg.
62 (2.9%)
Other/unknown
880 (41.5%)
Insurance
Uninsured
120 (5.7%)
Private insurance
1,148 (54.1%)
Medicaid
258 (12.2%)
Medicare
454 (21.4%)
Other/unknown
142 (6.7%)
Income
<$38,000
404 (19.0%)
$38,000-$47,999
500 (23.6%)
$48,000-$62,999
563 (26.5%)
$63,000+
655 (30.9%)
Distance from facility
<21 miles
974 (45.9%)
21–50 miles
466 (22.0%)
51–100 miles
306 (14.4%)
>100 miles
376 (17.7%)
Transition in care
No
1,137 (53.6%)
Yes
985 (46.4%)
Year of diagnosis
2004
160 (7.5%)
2005
213 (10.0%)
2006
226 (10.7%)
2007
202 (9.5%)
2008
244 (11.5%)
2009
273 (12.9%)
2010
274 (12.9%)
2011
267 (12.6%)
2012
263 (12.4%)
Primary tumor site
Upper extremity
281 (13.2%)
Lower extremity
985 (46.4%)
Pelvis
344 (16.2%)
Other
512 (24.1%)
Tumor size
≤8.0 cm
967 (45.6%)
>8.0 cm
1,155 (54.4%)
Grade
Poorly differentiated
1,253 (59.0%)
Undifferentiated
869 (41.0%)
Clinical staging
Stage I
239 (11.3%)
Stage II
1,782 (84.0%)
Stage III
101 (4.8%)
First-line treatment modality
Surgery
1,029 (48.5%)
Radiation
86 (4.1%)
Systemic
994 (46.8%)
Multimodal
13 (0.61%)
Vital status
Died
922 (43.4%)
Alive
1,200 (56.6%)
Statistics presented as median [P25, P75] or N (column %). Community cancer program: between 100 and 500 new cancer cases annually, Comprehensive community cancer program: >500 new cancer cases annually, academic center: >500 new cancer cases annually and resident/medical education, integrated network: multiple facilities providing comprehensive services with a unified cancer committee. comm., community; prg., program.
