Multidisciplinary management of metastatic sarcoma

Surg Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;88(3):661-72, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2008.04.002.

Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas comprise a heterogeneous group of malignancies of mesenchymal origin. Although sarcomas can arise virtually anywhere, the most common primary site is the extremity. The development of metastatic disease poses a major clinical problem because it is seldom amenable to a curative treatment. However, with careful and expert multidisciplinary team selection of patients with metastatic sarcoma-balancing probability of benefit with certain toxicity-a combined multimodality approach may provide hope to a select few for prolonged survival and even cure.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dacarbazine / therapeutic use
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Ifosfamide / therapeutic use
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Mesna / therapeutic use
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Sarcoma / surgery
  • Sarcoma / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Dacarbazine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Mesna
  • Ifosfamide

Supplementary concepts

  • MAID protocol