Risk Score Helps Guide Patient Selection for Resection of Sarcoma Lung Metastases

A novel risk score that uses preoperative characteristic to stratify patients with pulmonary metastases may help identify those at highest risk who would benefit from multimodal therapies.

 

First described in the 1970s, lung metastasectomy, which is associated with improved overall survival (OS) in patients with sarcoma lung metastases, remains the standard of care for these patients. “But it stands to reason that some patients may benefit more than others from multimodal