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Primary cardiac sarcomas: A multi‐national retrospective review

Background Primary cardiac sarcoma (PCS) is a rare but often fatal disease. The current study aimed to analyze the impact of baseline demographics, local and systemic therapies in a contemporary cohort. Methods Clinical records of PCS across six institutions in three continents were reviewed. Kaplan...

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Published in:Cancer medicine (Malden, MA) MA), 2019-01, Vol.8 (1), p.104-110
Main Authors: Chen, Tom Wei‐Wu, Loong, Herbert H., Srikanthan, Amirrtha, Zer, Alona, Barua, Reeta, Butany, Jagdish, Cusimano, Robert J., Liang, Yun‐Chieh, Chang, Chin‐Hao, Iakobishvili, Zaza, Razak, Albiruni R. Abdul, Lewin, Jeremy
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Summary:Background Primary cardiac sarcoma (PCS) is a rare but often fatal disease. The current study aimed to analyze the impact of baseline demographics, local and systemic therapies in a contemporary cohort. Methods Clinical records of PCS across six institutions in three continents were reviewed. Kaplan‐Meier method was used to estimate survival. Cox proportional hazard model was used to determine variables impacting progression‐free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS). Results Sixty‐one patients with PCS (1996‐2016) were identified. The median age at diagnosis was 46 (range 18‐79); 36% (n = 22) presented with metastatic disease. The most common histology was angiosarcoma (n = 24, 39%). A total of 46 patients received surgery (75%) but only 5 (8%) patients achieved R0 resection. Multi‐modality treatment to the primary tumor was given to 28 patients (46%; localized disease 23/39 (59%); metastatic disease 5/22 (23%)). The median OS for the entire cohort was 17.5 months (95% CI 9.5‐20.6), with seven (11%) patients surviving longer than 36 months. On multi‐variate analysis, age
ISSN:2045-7634
2045-7634
DOI:10.1002/cam4.1897