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ArticleWorld journal of clinical oncology2020

National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines compliance of a sarcoma service: A retrospective review.

Alan T Blank, Brandon Michael Larson, Sara Shaw, Connor J Wakefield, Tricia King, Kevin B Jones, R Lor Randall

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Article in World journal of clinical oncology, 2020. 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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Alan T BlankDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, United States. alan.blank@rushortho.com.
Brandon Michael LarsonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
Sara ShawDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States.
Connor J WakefieldDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
Tricia KingDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States.
Kevin B JonesDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States.
R Lor RandallDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States.

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backgroundClinical workup and treatment guidelines have been published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) to ensure patients are treated uniformly and appropriately. This study sought to retrospectively review patients with a new diagnosis of sarcoma who were treated in a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated center and determine compliance rates with guidelines for sarcoma.

aimTo evaluate our compliance of NCCN sarcoma guidelines at a major NCI designated center and to report instances of deviation that could be used for future studies to improve patient care.

methodsData was collected retrospectively as an internal review and quality assessment of 35 newly diagnosed and treated patients. Demographic data were recorded and information concerning whether patients had appropriate imaging, biopsy and management. Variables of interest were expressed as raw numbers and percentages.

resultsPrimary site imaging was obtained in 100% of cases. Chest and full-body imaging were obtained in 97% and 100% of indicated cases, respectively. Tissue was obtained preoperatively in 97% of cases. Imaging was reviewed at multidisciplinary Treatment Planning Conference (TPC) in 97% of cases. Pathology was reviewed in 94% of cases in TPC. Both tumor, node, metastasis staging and plan of care were reviewed in 100% of cases in TPC. Treatment guidelines were followed in 94% of cases reviewed.

conclusionThis study evaluated the workup and treatment provided by a single NCI designated sarcoma service to a series of patients with pathologies defined with the NCCN sarcoma treatment guidelines. Although adherence to NCCN was reported to be very high future prospective studies are required to investigate whether NCCN guidelines impact patient outcomes.

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Bony sarcomaNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkOncologyOrthopedicSarcoma guidelinesSoft tissue sarcoma

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PMID32874952
PMCPMC7450813

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