Sunday, October 30, 2011

Presence of chemotherapy-induced toxicity predicts improved survival in patients with localised extr

Publication year: 2011
Source: European Journal of Cancer, Available online 27 October 2011
Anne McTiernan, Rachel C. Jinks, Matthew R. Sydes, Barbara Uscinska, Jane M. Hook, ...
AimChemotherapy-induced toxicity is an independent prognostic indicator in several cancers. We aimed to determine whether toxicity was related to survival and histological response in high-grade localised extremity osteosarcoma. We undertook a retrospective analysis of patients treated within three consecutive randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of the European Osteosarcoma Intergroup.MethodsBetween 1982 and 2002, 533 patients were randomised to six cycles of doxorubicin 75 mg/mand cisplatin 100 mg/m. Toxicity data were collected prospectively and graded according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria. Standard univariate and multivariate models were constructed to examine the relationship between reported toxicity, survival, and histological response.ResultsFive- and 10-year overall survival was 57% (95% confidence interval (CI) 52–61%) and 53% (49–58%), respectively. Grades 3–4 oral mucositis (hazard ratio (HR) 0.51, 95% CI 0.29–0.91), grades 1–2 nausea/vomiting (HR 0.37, 95% CI 0.16–0.85), grades 1–2 thrombocytopenia (HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.27–0.87), good histological response (HR 0.42, 95% CI 0.27–0.65), and distal tumour site (HR 0.45, 95% CI 0.28–0.71) were associated with improved survival in multivariate analysis. The only factors that were independently associated with histological response were older age (odds ratio (OR) 0.18, 95% CI 0.04–0.72) and chondroblastic tumour (OR 0.28, 95% CI 0.10–0.77), both being associated with a significantly lower chance of achieving a good response.ConclusionChemotherapy-induced toxicity predicts survival in patients with localised extremity osteosarcoma. Investigation of the pharmacogenomic mechanisms of constitutional chemosensitivity underlying these observations will present opportunities for personalising treatment and could lead to improved outcomes.





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