A novel, simplified, externally validated staging system for truncal/extremity soft tissue sarcomas: An analysis of the US Sarcoma Collaborative database.

Aileen C JohnsonCecilia G EthunYuan LiuGeorge PoultsidesJohn H HowardMeena BediJohn CharlsonJennifer TsengKevin K RogginKonstantinos VotanopoulosDarren CullinanRyan C FieldsShishir K MaithelKenneth Cardonanull null

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)

Our proposed staging system maintains prognostic significance between stages within a simplified system. For high-grade tumors, a cutoff of 7.5 cm, instead of 5 cm, maintains discrimination for survival and could be a more clinically applicable cutoff for future clinical trials.

Keyphrases

high grade
soft tissue
clinical trial
lymph node
low grade
pet ct
current status
quality improvement
phase ii
emergency department
double blind