Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan

Abstract Background The use of nomograms for prognostication of individual cancer patients has been recommended in order to facilitate precision medicine. However, models for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are limited because of the rarity and heterogeneity of such cancers. In addition, n...

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Main Authors: Masaya Sekimizu, Koichi Ogura, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Sakae Tanaka, Katsunori Inagaki, Akira Kawai
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5875-y
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author Masaya Sekimizu
Koichi Ogura
Hideo Yasunaga
Hiroki Matsui
Sakae Tanaka
Katsunori Inagaki
Akira Kawai
author_facet Masaya Sekimizu
Koichi Ogura
Hideo Yasunaga
Hiroki Matsui
Sakae Tanaka
Katsunori Inagaki
Akira Kawai
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description Abstract Background The use of nomograms for prognostication of individual cancer patients has been recommended in order to facilitate precision medicine. However, models for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are limited because of the rarity and heterogeneity of such cancers. In addition, no model has been developed on the basis of an Asian cohort. Here, we attempted to develop and internally validate nomograms for patients with localized STSs of the trunk and extremity. Methods This study retrospectively extracted 2827 patients with primary trunk and extremity STSs after definitive surgery using the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry, which is a nationwide sarcoma database in Japan. We developed three nomograms predicting the probability of local recurrence-free survival (LRFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) at 2 years after surgery, using the Cox multivariate model. The nomograms were internally validated for discrimination and calibration using bootstrap resampling and assessed for their clinical applicability by decision curve analysis (DCA). Results Local recurrence, distant metastasis and disease-specific death occurred in 241 patients (8.5%), 554 patients (19.6%) and 230 patients (8.1%), respectively. Histological diagnosis, grade and tumor size strongly influenced all three endpoints. The nomograms predicted accurately the probability of LRFS, DMFS and DSS (concordance index: 0.73, 0.70 and 0.75, respectively). DCA demonstrated that our nomograms had clinical applicability. Conclusion We have developed the first nomograms for STSs based on an Asian cohort. These nomograms allowed accurate prediction of LRFS, DMFS and DSS at 2 years after definitive surgery, and can be used as a guide by clinicians for appropriate follow-up and counseling of patients.
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spelling doaj.art-4997c846b06a4fe4a041da82c1bc07a42022-12-22T00:47:30ZengBMCBMC Cancer1471-24072019-07-0119111210.1186/s12885-019-5875-yDevelopment of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in JapanMasaya Sekimizu0Koichi Ogura1Hideo Yasunaga2Hiroki Matsui3Sakae Tanaka4Katsunori Inagaki5Akira Kawai6Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center HospitalDepartment of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center HospitalDepartment of Health Economics and Epidemiology Research, School of Public Health, The University of TokyoDepartment of Health Economics and Epidemiology Research, School of Public Health, The University of TokyoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of TokyoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Showa UniversityDepartment of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center HospitalAbstract Background The use of nomograms for prognostication of individual cancer patients has been recommended in order to facilitate precision medicine. However, models for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are limited because of the rarity and heterogeneity of such cancers. In addition, no model has been developed on the basis of an Asian cohort. Here, we attempted to develop and internally validate nomograms for patients with localized STSs of the trunk and extremity. Methods This study retrospectively extracted 2827 patients with primary trunk and extremity STSs after definitive surgery using the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry, which is a nationwide sarcoma database in Japan. We developed three nomograms predicting the probability of local recurrence-free survival (LRFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) at 2 years after surgery, using the Cox multivariate model. The nomograms were internally validated for discrimination and calibration using bootstrap resampling and assessed for their clinical applicability by decision curve analysis (DCA). Results Local recurrence, distant metastasis and disease-specific death occurred in 241 patients (8.5%), 554 patients (19.6%) and 230 patients (8.1%), respectively. Histological diagnosis, grade and tumor size strongly influenced all three endpoints. The nomograms predicted accurately the probability of LRFS, DMFS and DSS (concordance index: 0.73, 0.70 and 0.75, respectively). DCA demonstrated that our nomograms had clinical applicability. Conclusion We have developed the first nomograms for STSs based on an Asian cohort. These nomograms allowed accurate prediction of LRFS, DMFS and DSS at 2 years after definitive surgery, and can be used as a guide by clinicians for appropriate follow-up and counseling of patients.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5875-yNomogramSoft tissue sarcomaPrognosisAsian
spellingShingle Masaya Sekimizu
Koichi Ogura
Hideo Yasunaga
Hiroki Matsui
Sakae Tanaka
Katsunori Inagaki
Akira Kawai
Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
BMC Cancer
Nomogram
Soft tissue sarcoma
Prognosis
Asian
title Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
title_full Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
title_fullStr Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
title_full_unstemmed Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
title_short Development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity: report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan
title_sort development of nomograms for prognostication of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and extremity report from the bone and soft tissue tumor registry in japan
topic Nomogram
Soft tissue sarcoma
Prognosis
Asian
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5875-y
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