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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2011 Jan 24;117(15):3493–3501. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25887

Table 1. Patient Characteristics.

Comparison of characteristics by age for patients with non-metastatic RMS treated on IRS-IV, D9602, and D9803

Characteristic < 1 year (N = 76) 1 – 9 years (N = 1230) ≥10 years (N = 537) p-value
N % N % N %
Sex
 Male 45 59 770 63 341 64 0.76
 Female 31 41 460 37 196 36
Histology
 Embryonal 43 57 882 72 271 50 <0.0001
 Alveolar 16 21 275 22 202 38
 UDS/Other 17 22 73 6 64 12
Primary Tumor Site
 Parameningeal 3 4 291 24 141 26 <0.0001
 Orbit 4 5 157 13 48 9
 Head & Neck 13 17 98 8 38 7
 Extremity 12 16 127 10 73 14
 Trunk/Abdomen 16 21 132 11 40 7
 GU B/P 12 16 141 11 21 4
 GU non-B/P 12 16 242 20 153 28
 Other, unspecified 4 5 24 2 10 2
IRS Stage
 1 29 38 502 41 238 44 0.015
 2 19 25 259 21 78 15
 3 28 37 469 38 220 41
IRS Group
 I 18 24 255 21 123 23 0.44
 II 15 20 204 17 100 19
 III 43 57 771 63 314 58
Tumor Size
 ≤ 5cm 45 59 698 57 232 44 <0.0001
 > 5cm 31 41 523 43 300 56
T-Stage
 T-1 45 59 747 61 280 53 0.0037
 T-2 31 41 474 39 252 47
Nodes
 N0 63 84 1068 88 412 78 <0.0001
 N1 9 12 126 10 107 20
 NX 3 4 24 2 11 2

UDS, undifferentiated sarcoma; B/P, Bladder/Prostate

*

Includes GI/liver, retroperitoneum, pelvis, chest wall

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Includes paratesticular