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Background Increased levels of P-glycoprotein occur in some osteosarcomas. In this study we determined the relation between P-glycoprotein status and outcome in patients with high-grade osteosarcoma.

Methods P-glycoprotein status was determined immunohistochemically in specimens of osteosarcoma of the extremities (stage II) from 92 patients who were treated with surgery and chemotherapy. The P-glycoprotein status was analyzed in relation to the length of event-free survival.

Results The presence of increased levels of P-glycoprotein in the osteosarcoma was significantly associated with a decreased probability of remaining event-free after diagnosis (P = 0.002). In a multivariate analysis, P-glycoprotein status (P = 0.001) and the extent of tumor necrosis after preoperative chemotherapy (P = 0.04) were independent predictors of clinical outcome. The risk of adverse events was increased substantially (rate ratio, 3.37; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.60 to 7.10) among patients with increased levels of P-glycoprotein in tumor cells, as compared with patients who did not have increased levels of P-glycoprotein in tumor cells.

Conclusions In patients with high-grade osteosarcoma treated with surgery and chemotherapy, the presence of increased levels of P-glycoprotein in tumor cells is associated with a significantly increased risk of adverse events and is independent of the extent of necrosis after preoperative chemotherapy.

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From the Dipartimento di Oncologia, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Baldini at the Laboratorio di Ricerca Oncologica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy.

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