Dose intensity of chemotherapy for osteosarcoma and outcome in the Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group (COSS) trials

Background The prognostic relevance of dose intensity in the treatment of osteosarcoma is still under discussion. The aim of this study was to investigate whether higher dose intensities of chemotherapy correlated with better outcomes. Procedure This study contains 917 consecutive Cooperative Osteos...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2006-07, Vol.47 (1), p.42-50
Hauptverfasser: Eselgrim, Merle, Grunert, Henrike, Kühne, Thomas, Zoubek, Andreas, Kevric, Matthias, Bürger, Horst, Jürgens, Herbert, Mayer-Steinacker, Regine, Gosheger, Georg, Bielack, Stefan S.
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Zusammenfassung:Background The prognostic relevance of dose intensity in the treatment of osteosarcoma is still under discussion. The aim of this study was to investigate whether higher dose intensities of chemotherapy correlated with better outcomes. Procedure This study contains 917 consecutive Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group (COSS) patients
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
1096-911X
DOI:10.1002/pbc.20608