Table 4. Five-year survival and prognostic factors after lung metastasectomy—important studies.
| Primary tumor | Period (years) | Total no. of patients (no. with R0) | 5-year survival (R0) % | Prognostic factors |
| Soft tissue sarcoma | ||||
| Predina 2011 (18) | 1995–2007 | 48 | 52 | |
| Pfannschmidt 2006 (e30) | 1996–2002 | 50 | 37.6 | Radicality |
| Canter 2007 (e29) | 1990–2005 | 138 | 29 | Radicality, disease-free interval |
| Bone sarcoma | ||||
| Letourneau 2011 (e50) | 1985−2000 | 84 | Location (central/peripheral) | |
| Briccoli 2005 (19) | 1980−2001 | 94 | 38 | Disease-free interval, number |
| Diemel 2009 (e51) | 1993−2006 | 93 | 49.7 | |
R0, resection status 0