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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

Prognostic nomogram for overall survival in pediatric osteosarcoma with pulmonary metastases: a SEER database analysis.

Jiaxiang Tang, Yun Guo, Hongting Lu, Yifan Fang, Weiming Chen

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Jiaxiang Tang *Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujian Children's Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center), College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Yun Guo *Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujian Children's Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center), College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Hongting LuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yifan FangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fujian Children's Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center), College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Weiming ChenDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fujian Children's Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center), College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

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Background: Pulmonary metastasis (PM) is the most common site of distant metastasis in osteosarcoma (OS), particularly in pediatric cases, which are associated with poor prognosis. However, limited research has focused on identifying prognostic factors (PFs) for pediatric osteosarcoma with pulmonary metastasis (POPM). This study aims to identify clinical features and PFs of POPM and develop a validated nomogram to predict overall survival in POPM patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using OS cases from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2010-2021). Clinical characteristics were compared between patients with and without PM. PFs were identified using Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression and evaluated through Kaplan-Meier analysis. Patients were divided into training ( Results: LASSO regression identified key PFs: AJCC stage, T stage, median household income, systemic therapy, and time from diagnosis to treatment. Among these, all except T stage were validated as independent PFs via Cox regression. The nomogram demonstrated strong predictive accuracy with C-index values of 0.68 (training) and 0.71 (validation). AUC values for 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival were 0.786, 0.709, and 0.711 in the training cohort and 0.780, 0.760, and 0.776 in the validation cohort. Calibration plots showed excellent concordance between predicted and actual survival, and DCA confirmed the nomogram's clinical relevance. Conclusion: AJCC stage, median household income, systemic therapy, and time from diagnosis to treatment are significant PFs for POPM survival. The validated nomogram provides a valuable tool for personalized prognostic assessment and treatment decision-making in clinical practice.

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nomogramosteosarcomapediatric osteosarcomaprognosispulmonary metastasis

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