title: Management of sarcoma in the Asia-Pacific region: resource-stratified guidelines.
abstract: Sarcomas are a rare and diverse set of cancers that disproportionately affect young people. The best possible outcome depends on access to highly specialised, multidisciplinary care. Although advances have been made in therapeutic techniques, access to some treatments might be limited by cost implications. This Review proposes an evidence-based, consensus recommendation for optimum management of bone and soft-tissue sarcoma across the Asia-Pacific region, taking into account variation in health-care resources, stratified according to the Breast Health Global Initiative resource levels. A web-based survey of 89 clinicians involved in the care of patients with sarcoma from 18 Asia-Pacific countries generated the recommendations for diagnosis, staging, and management, including supportive and palliative care, and research.
authors.affiliation: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quek
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ngan
authors.forename: Ana Patricia
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Alcasabas
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome