The effect of preoperative radiotherapy on local control and prognosis in high-grade non-metastatic intramedullary osteosarcoma of the extremities


Hiz M., KARAİSMAİLOĞLU B., Ulutas S., Camurdan V. B., Gorgun B., DİNÇBAŞ H. F.

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, vol.141, no.7, pp.1083-1089, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 141 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00402-020-03494-4
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SportDiscus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1083-1089
  • Keywords: Neoadjuvant, Osteosarcoma, Preoperative radiotherapy, Survival
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction This study aimed to analyse the effect of preoperative radiotherapy on survival, recurrence and necrosis rates in osteosarcoma patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and limb-salvage surgery. Materials and methods Osteosarcoma patients who referred to our clinic from 1998 to 2015 were investigated retrospectively. 141 patients with non-metastatic osteosarcoma of the limb who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and underwent limb-sparing surgery with or without preoperative radiotherapy were included in the study. 73 patients had neoadjuvant chemotherapy only (CT group), while 68 patients had additional preoperative radiotherapy (CT + RT group). 5-year survival, disease-free survival, limb survival, local recurrence, metastasis, complication and necrosis rates were compared between the two groups. Results Overall 5-year survival, 5-year disease-free survival, 5-year limb survival rates were 68.5, 64.3, 65.7 for CT group and 72.1, 67.6, 64.7 for CT + RT group, respectively. Preoperative radiotherapy gave similar survival and disease-free survival rates. Limb survival, recurrence and metastasis rates were similar between the groups. The necrosis rate of the lesions was significantly higher in the CT + RT group compared to the CT group. Conclusion Preoperative radiotherapy can provide a higher necrosis rate and may allow the resection of unresectable lesions in the treatment of osteosarcoma. CT + RT provided similar 5-year survival despite the larger tumour size compared to CT group. Due to the higher wound complication rate (8.2% in CT, 23.5% in CT + RT group, p = 0.01), CT + RT should be restricted to the lesions with large size or close proximity to neurovascular structures.