title: The predictive value of initial cytostatic response in primary unresectable rhabdomyosarcoma in children.
abstract: The relation between the initial tumour regression produced by chemotherapy and the later event-free survival was studied in a prospective multicentre study on soft-tissue sarcomas in children. The event-free survival rate in patients with complete remission after seven weeks of chemotherapy was 95%; in patients with incomplete tumour reduction of greater than 2/3, 61%; and in patients with tumour reduction of less than 2/3 but greater than 1/3, 31%. Patients with partial remission at week 7, who achieved complete remission by week 16 after additional chemotherapy had an event-free survival rate of 64%. A multivariate analysis suggested that the response per unit of time was an important prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Oncology, Paediatric Centre, Olga Hospital, Stuttgart, West Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Treuner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaatsch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Niethammer
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D007069:Ifosfamide