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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 May;41(5):465–470. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000303

Table 4.

Local recurrence rates among series treating patients with MPNSTs

First Author Year No. of Patients % receiving RT 5-year LR Crude LR rate
Ducatman8 1986 120 49 NR 42
Hruban14 1990 43 35 NR 40
Wong10 1998 134 54 49 43
Anghileri7 2006 205 44 27 29
Zou6 2009 140 49 NR 36
Stucky12ŧ 2012 175 63 NR 22
LaFemina15 2013 105 64 NR 28
Kahn9 2014 33 61 NR 36
Present Study 2015 73 100 18 18

Abbreviations: RT, radiation therapy; LR, local recurrence.

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updated report on Wong et al with a notable decreased local recurrence rate attributed to increased use of aggressive multimodality therapy (better surgical clearance and increased use of adjuvant RT)