1. Osteosarcoma: experience of the Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
- Author
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Susnerwala SS, Pande SC, Dinshaw KA, Advani SH, and Suraiya JN
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Bone Neoplasms epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Child, Child, Preschool, Cisplatin administration & dosage, Combined Modality Therapy, Cyclophosphamide administration & dosage, Developing Countries, Doxorubicin administration & dosage, Female, Humans, India epidemiology, Lung Neoplasms epidemiology, Lung Neoplasms secondary, Male, Methotrexate administration & dosage, Middle Aged, Osteosarcoma epidemiology, Osteosarcoma secondary, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome, Vinblastine administration & dosage, Bone Neoplasms therapy, Osteosarcoma therapy
- Abstract
This is a report on the management of 210 patients with biopsy-proven OS seen at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India from January 1985 to December 1988. The treatment administered to these patients reflects the constraints experienced in cancer management by developing nations. The small number of patients who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy showed the highest survival figures of 30% at 5 years. In the context of the developing countries, limitations of affordability of optimum chemotherapy and the lack of adequate monitoring and support facilities warrant modifications in the currently recommended therapy schedule to suit indigenous needs.
- Published
- 1993
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