Ewing's sarcoma of the vertebral column

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6603411

Pilepich, M V ^[1]; Vietti, T J; Nesbit, M E; Tefft, M; Kissane, J; Burgert, O; Pritchard, D; Gehan, E A

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1. Washington Univ. School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Twenty-two patients with vertebral primaries were registered in the Intergroup Ewing's Sarcoma Study between 1973 and 1977. The radiation doses to the primary tumors ranged between 3800 and 6200 rad. All patients received intensive combination chemotherapy. After a followup ranging between 14 and 62 months, 14 patients remained disease-free. All patients with primary tumor of the cervical and dorsal spine remained disease-free. Of eight patients with lesions in the distal spine, (sacrococcygeal region) six developed recurrence, in three a local recurrence was observed despite doses of 6000 rad or higher. Doses of 5000 rad or less (in addition to combination chemotherapy as used in the Intergroup Ewing's Study) appear adequate in controlling the primary tumors of the proximal segments of the spinal column.

• OSTI ID: 6603411
• Journal Information: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 7:1; Conference: 21. annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiologists, New Orleans, LA, USA, 23 Oct 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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