Adult soft tissue sarcoma and time to treatment initiation: An analysis of the National Cancer Database.

Gannon L CurtisJoshua M LawrenzJaiben GeorgeJoe F StyronJacob ScottChirag ShahDale R ShepardBrian RubinLukas M NystromNathan W Mesko

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)

The median TTI in the United States for STS is 22 days. Increased TTI in STS are associated with tumor and treatment characteristics, socio-economic factors and hospital systems issues. Transitions in care between institutions are responsible for the greatest increases.

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