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ArticleSICOT-J2025

Predicting survival outcomes in dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma: a prognostic factor analysis from a National Registry.

Tomoya Masunaga, Shinji Tsukamoto, Kanya Honoki, Hiromasa Fujii, Akira Kido, Manabu Akahane, Yasuhito Tanaka, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Costantino Errani, Akira Kawai

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Tomoya MasunagaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8521, Japan.
Shinji TsukamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8521, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8419-2008
Kanya HonokiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8521, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6763-0478
Hiromasa FujiiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8521, Japan.
Akira KidoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8521, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7658-3690
Manabu AkahaneDepartment of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0197, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4184-2151
Yasuhito TanakaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840, Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8521, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2300-611X
Andreas F MavrogenisFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, 15562 Holargos, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0807-0719
Costantino ErraniDepartment of Orthopaedic Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4504-2867
Akira KawaiDivision of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuoku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.

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Abstract

introductionDedifferentiated chondrosarcoma (DDCS) is a high-grade subtype of chondrosarcoma with a poor prognosis. Treatment for localized DDCS generally involves wide resection; the effectiveness of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is questionable. This research was designed to find prognostic factors for DDCS and evaluate the impact of adjuvant therapies on localized cases.

methodsOne hundred thirty-two patients with DDCS diagnosed by pathology in the period 2006 to 2022 were identified in the Japanese National Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry database and were retrospectively analyzed.

resultsPatients with distant metastases at diagnosis (n = 34) had significantly poorer survival than those without metastases (n = 98), with a 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) of 9.7% vs. 37.1% (P < 0.0001). For patients without distant metastasis at diagnosis, uni- and multivariate analysis showed that R1 or R2 surgical margin was an independent risk factor linked with unfavorable local recurrence (hazard ratio [HR] 3.39 [95% CI: 1.35-8.52]; P = 0.010). Adjuvant radiotherapy was not associated with local recurrence (HR 2.41 [95% CI: 0.87-6.64]; P = 0.090). Larger size (HR 1.13 [95% CI: 1.06-1.19]; P < 0.001) and no surgery (HR 3.87 [95% CI: 1.61-9.28]; P = 0.002) were independent risk factors for unfavorable DSS. Previous surgery (HR 0.19 [95% CI: 0.04-0.84]; P = 0.028) and adjuvant chemotherapy (HR 0.36 [95% CI: 0.16-0.77]; P = 0.009) were independent risk factors for favorable DSS. DISCUSSION: Survival may have been improved by chemotherapy, but the effect of adjuvant radiotherapy in controlling the local spread of the tumor appears to have been limited in DDCS cases that were localized.

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AdjuvantChemotherapyDedifferentiated chondrosarcomaRadiotherapySurgery

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PMCPMC11905765

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