04 August 2025 : Clinical Research
Epidemiology and Chemosensitivity of Primary Malignant Bone Tumors at a Teaching Hospital in South Africa: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis
Marule Paul Kgagudi
ABCDEF 1*, Mmampapatla Thomas Ramokgopa ADE 1, Maxwell Jingo ADEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948274
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948274
Table 2 Chemotherapy response depicted by tumor type.
| Tumor diagnosis | Chemotherapy response | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistant | Sensitive | Unknown | ||
| Chondrosarcoma | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 64.71 | 0.00 | 35.29 | 100.00 | |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 25.00 | 75.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | |
| Multiple myeloma | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
| 33.33 | 36.67 | 30.00 | 100.00 | |
| Osteosarcoma | 33 | 27 | 11 | 71 |
| 46.48 | 38.03 | 15.49 | 100.00 | |
| Synovial sarcoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 56 | 41 | 26 | 123 |
| 45.53 | 33.33 | 21.14 | 100.00 | |