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Author Jeong A Park, M.D.1,3, Eun Kyung Kim, M.D.1, Hyoung Jin Kang, M.D.1, Hee Young Shin, M.D.1, Il Han Kim, M.D.2 and Hyo Seop Ahn, M.D.1
Place of duty 1Department of Pediatrics and Cancer Research Institute, 2Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 3Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Title Initial Response to Treatment was Highly Associated with the Prognosis of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Retrospective Analysis of a Single Center Experience in Korea
Publicationinfo Cancer Res Treat 2008 Sep; 040(03): 111-115.
Key_word Rhabdomyosarcoma, Prognosis, Korea, Child
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Abstract Purpose: Following the introduction of a multimodal approach to diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) has markedly improved over the last three decades. However, there are few data on treatment outcomes in Korean patients. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 77 patients with RMS diagnosed and treated at Seoul National University Children's Hospital between 1986 and 2005. Results: The overall 5-year survival and event-free survival rates for all patients were 77% and 59%, respectively. The Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study clinical grouping and initial response to treatment (20-week response) were important prognostic factors. Conclusions: The outcome of childhood RMS was closely associated with the initial staging and the initial response to treatment. Modulating therapies according to initial responses and risk factors is critical, and new treatment strategies for high-risk patients are needed. (Cancer Res Treat. 2008;40:111-115)
출판정보 대한암학회지 2008 Sep; 040(03): 111-115.