Malignant fibrous histiocytoma: Outcome and prognostic factors following conservation surgery and radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 983-994

  Zagars, Gunar K ^a,b   Mullen, John R ^a   Pollack, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation surgery; Malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Myxoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma; Prognostic factors; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0029928684     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02262-7     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Altman, D. G. Practical statistics for medical research. London: Chapman and Hall; 1991.
2. Antman, K.; Crowley, J.; Balcerzak, S. P.; Rivkin, S. E.; Weiss, G. R.; Elias, A.; Natale, R. B.; Cooper, R. M.; Barlogie, B.; Trump, D. L.; Doroshow, J. H.; Aisner, J.; Pugh, R. P.; Weiss, R. B.; Cooper, B. A.; Clamond, G. H.; Baker, L. An intergroup phase III randomized study of doxorubicin and dacarbazine with or without ifosfamide and mesna in advanced soft tissue and bone sarcoma. J. Clin. Oncol. 11:1276-1285; 1993.
3. Antman, K.; Ryan, L.; Borden, E.; Wood, W. C.; Lerner, H. L.; Corson, J. M.; Carey, R.; Suit, H.; Balcerak, S.; Elias, A.; Baker, L. Pooled results from three randomized adjuvant studies of doxorubicin vs. observation in soft tissue sarcoma: 10 year results and review of the literature. In: Salmon, S. E., ed. Adjuvant therapy of cancer VI. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders; 1990:529-543.
4. Barkley, H. T.; Lindberg, R. D.; Zagars, G. K. Soft tissue sarcoma. The M.D. Anderson Hospital experience. In: Withers, H. R.; Peters, L. J., eds. Innovations in radiation oncology. Orlando, FL: Springer Verlag; 1988:75-79.
5. Barkley, H. T.; Martin, R. G.; Romsdahl, M. M.; Lindberg, R.; Zagars, G. K. Treatment of soft tissue sarcomas by preoperative irradiation and conservative surgical resection. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 14:693-699; 1988.
6. Beahrs, O. H.; Henson, D. R.; Hutter, R. V. P.; Kennedy, B. J. Manual for staging cancer. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott; 1992:131-135.
7. Bell, R. S.; O'Sullivan, B.; Liu, F. F.; Powell, J.; Langer, F.; Fornasier, V. L.; Cummings, B.; Miceli, P. N.; Hawkins, N.; Quirt, I.; Warr, D. The surgical margin in soft-tissue sarcoma. J. Bone Joint Surg. 71A:370-375; 1989.
8. Benjamin, R. S.; Terjanian, T. O.; Fenoglio, C. J.; Barkley, T.; Evans, H. L.; Murphy, W. K.; Martin, R. G. The importance of combination chemotherapy for adjuvant treatment of high-risk patients with soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities. In: Salmon, S. E., ed. Adjuvant therapy of cancer V. Orlando, FL: Grune & Stratton; 1987:735-744.
9. Berlin, O.; Stener, B.; Angervall, L.; Kindblom, L.-G.; Markhede, G.; Oden, A. Surgery for soft tissue sarcoma in the extremity. Acta Orthop. Scand. 61:475-486; 1990.
10. Bertoni, F.; Capanna, R.; Biagini, R.; Bacchini, P.; Guerra, A.; Ruggieri, P.; Present, D.; Campanacci, M. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue. An analysis of 78 cases located and deeply seated in the extremities. Cancer 56:356-367; 1985.
11. Bramwell, V.; Rouesse, J.; Steward, W.; Santoro, A.; Schraffordt-Koops, H.; Buesa, J.; Ruka, W.; Priario, J.; Wagener, T.; Burgers, M.; Unnik, J.; Contesso, G.; Thomas D.; van Glabbeke, M.; Markham, D.; Pinedo, H. Adjuvant CYVADIC chemotherapy for adult soft tissue sarcoma-reduced local recurrence but no improvement in survival: A study of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group. J. Clin. Oncol. 12:1137-1149; 1994.
12. Bujko, K.; Suit, H. D.; Springfield, D. S.; Convery, K. Wound healing after preoperative radiation for sarcoma of soft tissues. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 176:124-134; 1993.
13. Casper, E. S.; Gaynor, J. J.; Harrison, L. B.; Panicek, D. M.; Hajdu, S. I.; Brennan, M. F. Preoperative and postoperative adjuvant combination chemotherapy for adults with high grade soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer 73:1644-1651; 1994.
14. Collin, C. F.; Friedrich, C.; Godbold, J.; Hajdu, S.; Brennan, M. F. Prognostic factors for local recurrence and survival in patients with localized extremity soft-tissue sarcoma. Semin. Surg. Oncol. 4:30-37; 1988.
15. Costa, J.; Wesley, R. A.; Glatstein, E.; Rosenberg, S. A. The grading of soft tissue sarcomas. Results of a clinicohistopathologic correlation in a series of 163 cases. Cancer 53:530-541; 1984.
16. Enzinger, F. M.; Weiss, S. W. Soft tissue tumors. 3rd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1995:351-380.
17. Evans, H. L. Classification and grading of soft-tissue sarcomas. A comment. Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. 9:653-656, 1995.
18. Fagundes, H. M.; Lai, P. P.; Dehner, L. P.; Perez, C. A.; Garcia, D. M.; Emami, B. N.; Simpson, J. R.; Kraybill, W. G.; Kucik, N. A. Preoperative radiotherapy for malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 23:615-619; 1992.
19. Gemer, L. S.; Trowbridge, D. R.; Neff, J.; Lin, F.; Reddy, E.; Evans, R. G.; Hassanein, R. Local recurrence of soft tissue sarcoma following brachytherapy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol Biol. Phys. 20:587-592; 1991.
20. Harris, E. K.; Albert, A. Survivorship analysis for clinical studies. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.; 1991:3-123.
21. Harrison, L. B.; Franzese, F.; Gaynor, J. J.; Brennan, M. F. Long-term results of a prospective randomized trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in the management of completely resected soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and superficial trunk. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 27:259-265; 1993.
22. Kearney, M. M.; Soule, E. H.; Ivins, J. C. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma. A retrospective study of 167 cases. Cancer 45:167-178; 1980.
23. Lindberg, R. D. Soft tissue sarcoma. In: Fletcher, G. H., ed. Textbook of radiotherapy, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger; 1980:922-942.
24. Lindberg, R. D.; Martin, R. G.; Romsdahl, M. M. Barkley, H. T. Conservative surgery and postoperative radiotherapy in 300 adults with soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer 47:2391-2397; 1981.
25. O'Brien, J. E.; Stout, A. P. Malignant fibrous xanthomas. Cancer 17:1445-1455; 1964.
26. Pezzi, C. M.; Rawlings, M. S.; Esgro, J. J.; Pollock, R. E.; Romsdahl, M. M. Prognostic factors in 227 patients with malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Cancer 69:2098-2103; 1992.
27. Potter, D. A.; Kinsella, T.; Glatstein, E.; Wesley, R.; White, D. E.; Seipp, C. A.; Chang, A. E.; Lack, E. E.; Costa, J.; Rosenberg, S. A. High-grade soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Cancer 58:190-205; 1986.
28. Reagan, M. T.; Clowry, L. J.; Cox, J. D.; Rangala, N. Radiation therapy in the treatment of malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 7:311-315; 1981.
29. Rooser, B.; Willen, H.; Gustafson, P.; Alvegard, C. A.; Rydholm, A. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue. A population-based epidemiologic and prognostic study of 137 patients. Cancer 67:499-505; 1991.
30. Rosenberg, S. A.; Tepper, J.; Glatstein, E.; Costa, J.; Baker, A.; Brennan, M.; DeMoss, E. V.; Seipp, C.; Sindelar, W. F.; Sugarbaker, P.; Wesley, R. The treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Prospective randomized evaluations of (1) limb-sparing surgery plus radiation therapy compared with amputation and (2) the role of adjuvant chemotherapy. Ann. Surg. 196:305-315; 1982.
31. Rosenberg, S. A.; Tepper, J.; Glatstein, E.; Costa, J.; Young, R.; Baker, A.; Brennan, M. F.; de Moss, E. V.; Seipp, C.; Sindelar, W. F.; Sugarbaker, P. H.; Wesley, R. Prospective randomized evaluation of adjuvant chemotherapy in adults with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Cancer 52:424-434; 1983.
32. Rothman, K. J. Estimation of confidence limits for the cumulative probability of survival in life table analysis. J. Chron. Dis. 31:557-560; 1978.
33. Rydhohn, A.; Gustafson, P.; Rooser, B.; Willen, H.; Akerman, M.; Herrlin, K.; Alvegard, T. Limb-sparing surgery without radiotherapy based on anatomic location of soft tissue sarcoma. J. Clin. Oncol. 9:1757-1765; 1991.
34. Sadoski, C.; Suit, H. D.; Rosenberg, A.; Mankin, H.; Efird, J. Preoperative radiation, surgical margins, and local control of extremity sarcomas of soft tissues. J. Surg. Oncol. 52:223-230; 1993.
35. Singer, S.; Corson, J. M.; Gonin, R.; Labow, B.; Eberlein, T. J. Prognostic factors predictive of survival and local recurrence for extremity soft tissue sarcoma. Ann. Surg. 219:165-173; 1994.
36. Spiro, I. J.; Rosenberg, A. E.; Springfield, D.; Suit, H. Combined surgery and radiation therapy for limb preservation in soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity: The Massachusetts General Hospital experience. Cancer Invest. 13:86-95; 1995.
37. Suit, H. D.; Mankin, H. J.; Wood, W. C.; Gebhardt, M, D.; Harmon, D. C.; Rosenberg, A.; Tepper, J. E.; Rosenthal, D. Treatment of the patient with Stage MO soft tissue sarcoma. J. Clin. Oncol. 6:854-862; 1988.
38. Talbert, M. L.; Zagars, G. K.; Sherman, N. E.; Romsdahl, M. M. Conservative surgery and radiation therapy for soft tissue sarcoma of the wrist, hand, ankle, and foot. Cancer 66:2482-2491; 1990.
39. Tanabe, K. K.; Pollock, R. E.; Ellis, L. M.; Murphy, A.; Sherman, N.; Romsdahl, M. M. Influence of surgical margins on outcome in patients with preoperatively irradiated extremity soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer 73:1652-1659; 1994.
40. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Vital statistics of the United States, 1984. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics; 1988.
41. Weiss, S. W. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma. A reaffirmation. Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 6:773-784; 1982.
42. Weiss, S. W.; Enzinger, F. M. Myxoid variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Cancer 39:1672-1685, 1977.
43. Weiss, S. W.; Enzinger, F. M. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma. An analysis of 200 cases. Cancer 41:2250-2266; 1978.
44. Zalupski, M. M.; Ryan, J. R.; Hussein, M. E.; Baker, L. H. Defining the role of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities. In: Salmon, S. E., ed. Adjuvant therapy of cancer VII. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co; 1993:385-392.