PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - NAKAMURA, TOMOKI
AU  - KATAGIRI, HIROHISA
AU  - SHIDO, YOJI
AU  - HAMADA, SHUNSUKE
AU  - YAMADA, KENJI
AU  - NAGANO, AKIHITO
AU  - YAMADA, SATOSHI
AU  - TSUKUSHI, SATOSHI
AU  - ISHIMURA, DAISUKE
AU  - MATSUMINE, AKIHIKO
AU  - SUDO, AKIHIRO
AU  - NISHIDA, YOSHIHIRO
TI  - Analysis of Factors for Predicting Survival in Soft-tissue Sarcoma with Metastatic Disease at Initial Presentation
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 3137--3141
VI  - 37
IP  - 6
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/6/3137.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/6/3137.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2017 Jun 01; 37
AB  - Background/Aim: We aimed to confirm predictors of survival in soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) patients with metastatic disease at initial presentation in 9 Institutions under the Tokai Musculoskeletal Oncology Consortium. Patients and Methods: Between 2008 and 2013, 47 STS patients with metastatic disease at initial presentation were referred for treatment. The mean follow-up duration was 24 months. Results: The mean C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were 2.47 mg/dl. The mean hemoglobin and albumin levels were 13.1 g/dl and 4.1 g/dl, respectively. Hemoglobin and albumin levels were significantly correlated with CRP levels. In the multivariate analysis, age, CRP levels, and albumin levels were confirmed as independent prognostic factors for disease-specific survival (DSS). Conclusion: We suggest that the measurements of CRP and albumin levels are a useful method of identifying STS patients with metastasis at initial presentation that have poor prognosis.