BOUDOU-ROUQUETTE , P.

Background: There are no data regarding the management of advanced soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) in elderly patients.Patients and methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients >= 75 years old diagnosed with metastatic or unresectable STS between 1991 and 2011 in 11 French and American centers.Results: The study included 361 patients....

Background: Synovial sarcoma (SS) occurs in both adult and pediatric patients. The primary aim of this study is to describe the outcomes, prognostic factors, and treatment of patients with metastatic SS within a nationwide cohort.Patients and methods: All pediatric and adult patients with metastatic SS are registered in the French Sarcoma Group...

BackgroundThe initial management of patients with sarcoma is a critical issue. We used the nationwide French National Cancer Institute-funded prospective sarcoma database NETSARC to report the management and oncologic outcomes in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) patients with sarcoma at the national level.Patients and methodsNETSARC database...

Background: We investigated the impact of the implementation of a network of reference centers for sarcomas (NETSARC) on the care and survival of sarcoma patients in France since 2010.Patients and methods: NETSARC (netsarc.org) is a network of 26 reference sarcoma centers with specialized multidisciplinary tumor boards (MDTBs), funded by the...