
Tumour
Ifosfamide not necessary in chemotherapy for nonmetastatic osteosarcoma
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J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jun 10;30(17):2112-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.38.4420. Epub 2012 May 7
246 patients with nonmetastatic osteosarcoma were randomized to evaluate the addition of ifosfamide to a primary chemotherapy regimen of methotrexate, cisplatin, and doxorubicin, with patients allocated to chemotherapy with or without ifosfamide. After a median follow-up of 76 months, there was no difference between groups in overall survival, event-free survival, and the percentage of patients with a good response to primary chemotherapy. Moreover, those treated with ifosfamide displayed significantly greater hematologic toxicity.
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