Would you offer adjuvant chemotherapy to a young adult with undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver?
What factors make you more likely to offer or omit chemotherapy?
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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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This is an "ultra" rare and interesting entity, predominantly seen in the pediatric population, but I have seen a few in adults. This should not be confused with embryonal RMS - totally different entity. Clearly there is no data, and there will never be any data to support an evidence-based recommendation. That said, I do have a couple patients who are disease-free for more than 10 years after adjuvant Doxorubicin-Ifosfamide. I do not know of any who have been cured with surgery alone, but obvio...
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