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Walter SG, Knöll P, Eysel P, Quaas A, Gaisendrees C, Nißler R, Hieggelke L. Molecular In-Depth Characterization of Chondrosarcoma for Current and Future Targeted Therapies. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15092556. [PMID: 37174021 PMCID: PMC10177611 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Chondrosarcoma (CHS) are heterogenous, but as a whole, represent the second most common primary malignant bone tumor entity. Although knowledge on tumor biology has grown exponentially during the past few decades, surgical resection remains the gold standard for the treatment of these tumors, while radiation and differentiated chemotherapy do not result in sufficient cancer control. An in-depth molecular characterization of CHS reveals significant differences compared to tumors of epithelial origin. Genetically, CHS are heterogenous, but there is no characteristic mutation defining CHS, and yet, IDH1 and IDH2 mutations are frequent. Hypovascularization, extracellular matrix composition of collagen, proteoglycans, and hyaluronan create a mechanical barrier for tumor suppressive immune cells. Comparatively low proliferation rates, MDR-1 expression and an acidic tumor microenvironment further limit therapeutic options in CHS. Future advances in CHS therapy depend on the further characterization of CHS, especially the tumor immune microenvironment, for improved and better targeted therapies.
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- Sebastian Gottfried Walter
- Department for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 24, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 24, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 24, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Pathology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Nanoparticle Systems Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering (IEPE), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department for Pathology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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Aggerholm-Pedersen N, Maretty-Nielsen K, Baerentzen S, Jørgensen PH, Hansen BH, Baad-Hansen T, Keller J, Safwat A. Chondrosarcoma: the impact of comorbidity - 30 years of experience from a population-based database including 199 consecutive chondrosarcoma patients. Orthop Res Rev 2019; 11:109-116. [PMID: 31564996 PMCID: PMC6731966 DOI: 10.2147/orr.s205953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Adjustment for comorbidity when investigating potential prognostic factors, especially in elderly cancer patients, is imperative. Patients diagnosed with chondrosarcoma are elderly and more comorbidity is expected for these patients. Demographic changes are awaited in the future resulting in more and more elderly patients with comorbidity. The aims of this study were to characterize patients with chondrosarcoma treated at a single institute and to evaluate various prognostic factors for survival adjusted for comorbidity. Material and methods Between 1979 and 2008, 199 patients were treated at the Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, for chondrosarcoma. The incidence was calculated as a WHO age-standardized incidence rate (IR) per million per year. The endpoints were overall mortality and disease-specific mortality. Possible prognostic factors were analyzed for patients with intermediate/high-grade localized tumors by the uni- and multivariate Cox-proportional hazard method. Results The WHO age-standardized IR in western Denmark in the period 1979–2008 was 2.4/million inhabitants/year (95% CI: 2.2;2.6). The 5-year overall and disease-specific mortality for the 199 patients were 29% (95% CI: 23;36) and 22% (95% CI: 16;27), respectively. The 5-year disease-specific mortality for patients with metastatic disease was significantly higher than for patients with localized disease. The median time to relapse was 2.0 years. Patients who relapse within 1 year after the primary diagnosis have a significantly higher 5-year overall mortality compared to patients who relapse after 1 year. The presence of comorbidity and high-grade tumors were independent prognostic factors for both the overall mortality and the disease-specific mortality of chondrosarcoma patients. Conclusion Patients with comorbidity had a significantly increased overall mortality and disease-specific mortality. We found that adjusting for comorbidity is important when investigating a cohort of elderly patients.
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- Ninna Aggerholm-Pedersen
- Department of Oncology, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Kamal AF, Husodo K, Prabowo Y, Hutagalung EU. Correlation between survival and tumour characteristics in patients with chondrosarcoma. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2015; 23:365-9. [PMID: 26715720 DOI: 10.1177/230949901502300323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation between survival and tumour characteristics in 23 patients with chondrosarcoma. METHODS Records of 15 men and 8 women aged 14 to 66 (mean, 37) years who were diagnosed with primary (n=19) or secondary (n=4) chondrosarcoma of the axial skeleton (n=8), proximal extremity (n=9), or distal extremity (n=6) were reviewed. The tumour diameter was <10 cm in 4 patients, 10-19 cm in 12, and 20-30 cm in 7. The tumour involved the intramedullary in 17 and the periosteum in 6 patients; tumour extension was intracompartmental in 5 and extracompartmental in 18 patients. The Evans histological grade for the tumours was grade 1 in 6 patients, grade 2 in 10, and grade 3 in 7. The mean tumour size was 12.3 cm for grade 1 tumours, 18.2 cm for grade 2 tumours, and 18.3 cm for grade 3 tumours. 13 patients had no metastasis and 3 of 10 patients with grade 2 tumours and all 7 patients with grade 3 tumours had metastasis to the lung at presentation. 17 patients underwent surgery, one underwent adjuvant treatment only, and 5 declined treatment. RESULTS The mean follow-up period for the 23 patients was 3.1 years (range, 3 weeks to 9 years). The 5-year survival rate was 43% overall, 83.3% for grade 1 tumours, 50% for grade 2 tumours, and 0% for grade 3 tumours. The median survival duration was 20 (95% confidence interval, 11-29) months. Two patients had local recurrence and 16 did not, and the 5 patients who declined treatment died. Survival correlated with Evans histological grading (p=0.004), the presence of metastasis at presentation (p=0.026) and local recurrence (p=0.004). CONCLUSION The survival rate was lower in patients with higher Evan grading, metastasis, or local recurrence.
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- Achmad Fauzi Kamal
- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Ciptomangunkusumo National Central Hospital / Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Kundu S, Pal M, Paul RR. Clinicopathologic correlation of chondrosarcoma of mandible with a case report. Contemp Clin Dent 2012; 2:390-3. [PMID: 22346175 PMCID: PMC3276875 DOI: 10.4103/0976-237x.91811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Chondrosarcoma is a rare primary malignant neoplasm of the head, neck, oral and maxillofacial regions. The clinicopathological and radiographic findings are usually characteristic; however, not decisive. The neoplasm is usually treated by wide surgical resection because it is traditionally radioresistant. However, radiotherapy is generally advised for high-grade lesions, and chemotherapy has a palliative role. The treatment and management are primarily guided by the histological grades of the neoplasm. Prognosis of jaw lesions is poor as compared to the lesions affecting the long bones of the body, and the cause of death is usually by direct extension in the base of the skull or due to distant metastasis to lungs and other bones. A clinical case of chondrosarcoma, involving the right half of mandible of a 36 year old male patient is discussed herewith, encompassing the entire gamut of clinicopathological, radiological and treatment modalities rendered.
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- Sanchita Kundu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Panihati, Kolkata, India
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Daugaard S, Christensen LH, Høgdall E. Markers aiding the diagnosis of chondroid tumors: an immunohistochemical study including osteonectin, bcl-2, cox-2, actin, calponin, D2-40 (podoplanin), mdm-2, CD117 (c-kit), and YKL-40. APMIS 2009; 117:518-25. [PMID: 19594492 PMCID: PMC2774148 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02461.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chondroid tumors comprise a heterogenous group of benign to overt malignant neoplasms, which may be difficult to differentiate from one another by histological examination. A group of 43 such tumors was stained with nine relevant antibodies in an attempt to find consistent marker profile(s) for the different subgroups. Archival material from three extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas, five chordomas, five chondromyxoid fibromas, five chondroblastomas and 25 chondrosarcomas was stained with antibodies against osteonectin, bcl-2, cox-2, actin, calponin, D2-40 (podoplanin), mdm-2, CD117 (c-kit) and YKL-40. All 25 chondrosarcomas showed a positive staining reaction for D2-40, none for actin and CD117, and a partial reactivity for bcl-2 (36%). Chondroblastomas (5/5) and chondromyxoid fibromas (2/5) were the only tumors with a positive reaction for actin, and all chondroblastomas (n=5) and extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas (n=3) were positive for bcl-2. In contrast to all other tumors, two of three extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas were also positive for CD17 and negative for osteonectin, cox-2, mdm-2 and actin. All five chordomas were negative for D2-40 and positive for mdm-2 and YKL-40. The diagnosis of chondrosarcoma may be aided by its positivity for D2-40 and YKL-40 and its lack of reactivity for actin and CD117. This should be seen in the light of no reaction for D2-40 in chordomas and a corresponding lack of reaction for osteonectin, cox-2, mdm-2 and actin in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas. A convincing immunoreactivity for calponin and/or actin in chondromyxoid fibromas and chondroblastomas may also be helpful in differentiating these tumors from chondrosarcomas.
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- Søren Daugaard
- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Pellitteri PK, Ferlito A, Fagan JJ, Suárez C, Devaney KO, Rinaldo A. Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the head and neck. Oral Oncol 2007; 43:970-5. [PMID: 17681487 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Revised: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the head and neck is an uncommon tumor with a potential for exhibiting highly aggressive behavior. When these tumors arise in the head and neck region, they appear to have a predilection for the maxillofacial skeleton; less often, they may involve other soft tissue sites in the head and neck. The diagnosis is challenging and may be assisted by molecular pathologic techniques when only limited tissue is available for analysis. Management is primarily surgical. Although adjuvant radiation appears to convey some benefit by reducing tumor bulk when these lesions have extended beyond bony confines, there is no evidence to suggest that this is associated with improved outcome. Chemotherapy does not appear to be effective in the limited experience documented thus far. Patients with complete local control following resection should be followed closely for development of distant metastasis, which signifies a worse clinical outcome. Future effective therapy may be found in the identification of molecular targets responsive to adjuvant chemotherapy or biologic modifiers.
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- Phillip K Pellitteri
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA
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Nussbeck W, Neureiter D, Söder S, Inwards C, Aigner T. Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: an immunohistochemical study of 10 cases examining prognostic significance of proliferative activity and cellular differentiation. Pathology 2004; 36:230-3. [PMID: 15203726 DOI: 10.1080/00313020410001716669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIMS Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant chondrogenic neoplasm that tends to affect young adults and teenagers. The prognosis is unpredictable, and the identification of prognostic markers that could aid in determining the behaviour of this tumour would be helpful. There are few studies in the literature that have attempted to address this issue. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we explored the prognostic significance of three different parameters: (1) tissue morphology of small cell areas, (2) the expression of tumour differentiation marker genes, and (3) the proliferation rate. Our results did not show a correlation of prognosis with the histological features of the neoplastic small cell areas or the expression of tumour differentiation genes. However, the proliferative activity of the tumour cells appeared to have some prognostic significance as related to patient survival. CONCLUSION Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare tumour with a wide clinical range of behaviour. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain reliable prognostic parameters. Nevertheless, our study suggests that proliferative activity may be a useful prognostic parameter for mesenchymal chondrosarcomas.
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- W Nussbeck
- Department of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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