Barbara Rossi

Dr. Barbara Rossi

Department of Oncological Orthopaedics, IRCCS - Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2021 in European Journal of Surgical Oncology
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LCLaura Campanacci
Laura Campanacci
GBGiuseppe Bianchi
Giuseppe Bianchi
LCLuca Cevolani
Luca Cevolani
Costantino ErraniCostantino Errani
Costantino Errani
GCGiovanni Ciani
Giovanni Ciani
DDDavide Maria Donati
Davide Maria Donati

4 August 2020 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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VFVirginia Ferraresi
Virginia Ferraresi
SVSabrina Vari
Sabrina Vari
Barbara RossiBarbara Rossi
Barbara Rossi
GMGabriella Maggi
Gabriella Maggi
DGDiana Giannarelli
Diana Giannarelli
Roberto BiaginiRoberto Biagini
Roberto Biagini
The high complexity of multimodality treatment frequently results in undertreatment of elderly sarcoma patients, and this may be one of the factors that influence their prognosis. We describe the real-life approach to a population of patients aged over 70 with both soft tissue (STS) and bone sarcomas (BS) followed by our Sarcoma Disease Management Team from 2012 to 2017. One-hundred and twenty-three patients with a median age of 77 years (range: 70–92) were identified. STS were the most common histological subtypes (94%) and the grade was high in 79/123 patients (64%). At diagnosis, 88% of patients had localized disease (LD) and 12% were metastatic (MD). Overall, 96% of patients with LD underwent surgery, 46/54 (85%) with high grade STS patients underwent complementary radiotherapy, and 10/54 (19%) received adjuvant treatments. Twelve out of 33 patients who relapsed (36%) underwent local therapies. Seventeen (52%) and eight (24%) patients were treated with first-line and second-line medical treatments, respectively. Tolerability to systemic treatments was fairly good. Overall, 21% of the patients with advanced disease were candidates for best supportive care alone. Our case series of elderly patients with both STS and BS shows that personalized multidisciplinary treatment can nevertheless be offered to this frail population in order to control the evolution of disease.