Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data

Purpose: This real-world data study evaluates demographic and clinical characteristics and survival in patients with liposarcoma to inform our understanding of treatment patterns and associated outcomes in this rare cancer. Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using exis...

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Main Authors: Jessie O. Oyinlola, Mounia Beloueche-Babari, Monika Frysz, Eleanor Yelland, Amy Walker, Rachael Williams, Robin L. Jones
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-05-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20363613251346621
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author Jessie O. Oyinlola
Mounia Beloueche-Babari
Monika Frysz
Eleanor Yelland
Amy Walker
Rachael Williams
Robin L. Jones
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Mounia Beloueche-Babari
Monika Frysz
Eleanor Yelland
Amy Walker
Rachael Williams
Robin L. Jones
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description Purpose: This real-world data study evaluates demographic and clinical characteristics and survival in patients with liposarcoma to inform our understanding of treatment patterns and associated outcomes in this rare cancer. Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using existing data available through the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Male and female patients aged 18 years or older who had their first ever record of liposarcoma between 1998 and 2018 were included in the study. The demographic and tumour characteristics were presented (overall, by first line treatment and for dedifferentiated liposarcoma only) as proportions (percentages) while continuous variables were presented as means with standard deviation and interquartile ranges. Survival rates from diagnosis date and first line treatment (with 95% confidence intervals) were also calculated. Results: 1,315 patients were included, of which 46% (611) had a treatment recorded. Most patients were male and over the age of 60 years. Surgery was the most frequent treatment received following diagnosis (34% of all patients), followed by radiotherapy (8%) and chemotherapy (2.4%) with the remaining patients having no record of treatment available. Overall, there was a 77% probability of survival after diagnosis at 5 years. Conclusions: Findings from this study help advance our understanding of real world patient characteristics, treatment patterns and survival outcomes in a rare and heterogeneous cancer, which may be useful for guiding clinical management. This study also identified challenges with using real world data, which can be minimised through improving data collection and standardisation.
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spelling doaj-art-58b77147ed2440f1b4256c2a4f2cdee42025-08-20T03:14:32ZengSAGE PublishingRare Tumors2036-36132025-05-011710.1177/20363613251346621Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world dataJessie O. OyinlolaMounia Beloueche-BabariMonika FryszEleanor YellandAmy WalkerRachael WilliamsRobin L. JonesPurpose: This real-world data study evaluates demographic and clinical characteristics and survival in patients with liposarcoma to inform our understanding of treatment patterns and associated outcomes in this rare cancer. Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using existing data available through the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Male and female patients aged 18 years or older who had their first ever record of liposarcoma between 1998 and 2018 were included in the study. The demographic and tumour characteristics were presented (overall, by first line treatment and for dedifferentiated liposarcoma only) as proportions (percentages) while continuous variables were presented as means with standard deviation and interquartile ranges. Survival rates from diagnosis date and first line treatment (with 95% confidence intervals) were also calculated. Results: 1,315 patients were included, of which 46% (611) had a treatment recorded. Most patients were male and over the age of 60 years. Surgery was the most frequent treatment received following diagnosis (34% of all patients), followed by radiotherapy (8%) and chemotherapy (2.4%) with the remaining patients having no record of treatment available. Overall, there was a 77% probability of survival after diagnosis at 5 years. Conclusions: Findings from this study help advance our understanding of real world patient characteristics, treatment patterns and survival outcomes in a rare and heterogeneous cancer, which may be useful for guiding clinical management. This study also identified challenges with using real world data, which can be minimised through improving data collection and standardisation.https://doi.org/10.1177/20363613251346621
spellingShingle Jessie O. Oyinlola
Mounia Beloueche-Babari
Monika Frysz
Eleanor Yelland
Amy Walker
Rachael Williams
Robin L. Jones
Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data
Rare Tumors
title Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data
title_full Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data
title_fullStr Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data
title_short Epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in England: An observational cohort study using real world data
title_sort epidemiology and survival outcomes for liposarcoma patients in england an observational cohort study using real world data
url https://doi.org/10.1177/20363613251346621
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