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Trauma

DOES THE MODIFIED GLASGOW PROGNOSTIC SCORE AID IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR A SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMA?

The Scottish Committee for Orthopaedics and Trauma (SCOT) February 2018 Meeting, Crieff, Scotland.



Abstract

The modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) is a validated prognostic indicator in various carcinomas as demonstrated by several meta-analyses.

The mGPS includes pre-operative CRP and albumin values to calculate a score from 0–2 that correlates with overall outcome. Scores of 2 are associated with a poorer outcome.

Our aim was to assess if the mGPS is reliable as a prognostic indicator for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) patients.

All patients with a STS diagnosed during years 2010–2014 were identified using our prospectively collected MSK oncology database. We performed a retrospective case note review examining demographics, preoperative blood results and outcomes (no recurrence, local recurrence, metastatic disease and death).

94 patients were included. 56% were female and 53% were over 50 years. 91% of tumours were high grade (Trojani 2/3) and 73% were >5cm. 45 patients had an mGPS score of 0, 16 were mGPS 1 and 33 were mGPS 2. On univariate analysis, an mGPS of 0 or 2 was statically significant with regards to outcome (p=0.012 and p=0.005 respectively).

We have demonstrated that pre-treatment mGPS is an important factor in predicting oncological outcome. A score of 0 relates to an improved prognosis whilst a score of 2 relates to an increased risk of developing metastases and death. mGPS as a prognostic indicator was not affected by either the tumour size or grade.

We believe that a pre-operative mGPS should be calculated to help predict oncological outcome and in turn influence management. Further work is being undertaken with a larger cohort.


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