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ArticleSarcoma2018

Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: Influences of Histology, Grade, and Size.

Jennifer L Leiting, John R Bergquist, Matthew C Hernandez, Kenneth W Merrell, Andrew L Folpe, Steven I Robinson, David M Nagorney, Mark J Truty, Travis E Grotz

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Article in Sarcoma, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer L LeitingDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5784-7937
John R BergquistDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
Matthew C HernandezDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
Kenneth W MerrellDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
Andrew L FolpeDepartment of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
Steven I RobinsonDepartment of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1648-1908
David M NagorneyDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
Mark J TrutyDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
Travis E GrotzDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7753-097X
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perioperative radiation therapy (RT) has been associated with reduced local recurrence in patients with retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS); however, selection criteria remain unclear. We hypothesized that perioperative RT would improve survival in patients with RPS and would be associated with pathological factors. The National Cancer Database (NCDB) from 2004 to 2012 was reviewed for patients with nonmetastatic RPS undergoing curative intent resection. Tumor size was dichotomized at 15 cm based on 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging. Patients with the highest comorbidity score were excluded. Unadjusted Kaplan-Meier and adjusted Cox proportional hazards modeling analyzed overall survival (OS). Multivariable logistic regression modeled margin positivity. A total of 2,264 patients were included; 727 patients (32.1%) had perioperative radiation in whom 203 (9.0%) had radiation preoperatively. Median (IQR) RPS size was 17.5 [11.0-27.0] cm. Histopathology was high grade in 1048 patients (43.7%). Multivariable analysis revealed that perioperative radiation was independently associated with decreased mortality (HR 0.72, 95% confidence intervals (CIs) 0.62-0.84,

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PMCPMC6304833
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