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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2013 Apr 26;119(14):2645–2653. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28111

Table 1. Ten-year estimates of post-relapse survival (PRS) and post-relapse event-free survival (PREFS) for 110 patients with relapsed osteosarcoma according to patient and disease characteristics and treatment.

PRS ± SE (%) PREFS ± SE (%)

Factor n 10-Year
Estimate
P-value 10-Year
Estimate
P-value
Age at Diagnosis
 ≤14 years 53 14.0 ± 6.5 0.8187 13.2 ± 6.2 0.6023
 >14 years 57 19.3 ± 5.5 10.5 ± 3.8
Gender
 Female 49 20.4 ± 7.4 0.9818 16.3 ± 6.7 0.4063
 Male 61 14.6 ± 4.8 8.2 ± 3.2
Race
 White 82 16.6 ± 5.0 0.8961 11.0 ± 4.2 0.9402
 Black or Hispanic 28 17.9 ± 7.2 14.3 ± 5.9
Stage at diagnosis
 Localized 95 17.5 ± 4.6 0.5326 11.6 ± 3.6 0.4047
 Metastatic 15 13.3 ± 8.8 13.3 ± 8.8
Chemotherapy at diagnosis
2 or 3 agents 72 15.2 ± 4.7 0.118 9.1 ± 3.5 0.197
4 agents 38 20.7 ± 8.3 15.8 ± 7.2
Time to Relapse
 <18 months 63 4.8 ± 2.7 <0.0001 3.2 ± 1.8 <0.0001
 ≥ 18 months 47 33.3 ± 8.2 23.4 ± 7.2
Site of Relapse
 Lung only 82 20.7 ± 5.3 0.0842 13.4 ± 4.2 0.4996
 Other sites (± lung) 28 5.4 ± 3.7 7.1 ± 4.9
Ability to Achieve a 2nd CR
 Achieved CR2 62 30.2 ± 7.0 <0.0001 21.0 ± 5.9 <0.0001
 Did not achieve CR2 48 0 ± 0 0 ± 0

Treatment at First Relapse

Surgery at First Relapse
 No 26 0 ± 0 <0.0001 0 ± 0 0.0002
 Yes 84 22.3 ± 5.4 15.5 ± 4.5
Chemotherapy at First Relapse
 No 60 26.7 ± 6.9 0.0004 18.3 ± 5.5 0.0111
 Yes 50 5.3 ± 3.0 4.0 ± 2.8
Radiation at First Relapse
 No 107 17.5 ± 4.4 0.6486 12.1 ± 3.6 0.6125
 Yes 3 0 ± 0 0 ± 0

Treatment at any Relapse

Chemotherapy at any Relapse
 No 30 46.7 ± 10.8 0.0001 36.7 ± 9.7 <0.0001
 Yes 80 5.5 ± 2.7 2.5 ± 1.7
Radiation at any Relapse
 No 89 21.0 ± 5.2 0.506 14.6 ± 4.3 0.2326
 Yes 21 0 ± 0 0 ± 0