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Comparing Adult and Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program, 1973 to 2005: An Analysis of 2,600 Patients
Age-Associated Outcomes in Patients With Rhabdomyosarcoma
I Sultan, I Qaddoumi, S Yaser, C Rodriguez-Galindo, A Ferrari
20090327
2009 Apr 27
J Clin Oncol
Comparing Adult and Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program, 1973 to 2005: An Analysis of 2,600 Patients
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Apr 27;[Epub ahead of print ], I Sultan, I Qaddoumi, S Yaser, C Rodriguez-Galindo, A Ferrari
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Adult rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare disease for which clinical and biologic data are limited. No large clinical trial has been performed in adult patients with RMS. Therefore, most available information comes from single-institution studies. Pediatric RMS is more common and accounts for >50% of soft tissue sarcomas in children and adolescents. After 1990, great progress was made in treating nonmetastatic pediatric RMS. Cure rates are as high as 70%, compared with only 20% to 40% for adults....
