Quality of Life and Utility in Patients with Metastatic Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma: The Sarcoma Treatment and Burden of Illness in North America and Europe (SABINE) Study. (20th March 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Reichardt, Peter; Leahy, Michael; Garcia del Muro, Xavier; Ferrari, Stefano; Martin, Javier; Gelderblom, Hans; Wang, Jingshu; Krishna, Arun; Eriksson, Jennifer; Staddon, Arthur; Blay, Jean-Yves
• Other Names: Scoggins Charles Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Sarcoma. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-03-20
• Subjects: Sarcoma -- Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/740279
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1357-714X

Abstract

Abstract : The aim of the study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among metastatic soft tissue (mSTS) or bone sarcoma (mBS) patients who had attained a favourable response to chemotherapy. We employed the EORTC QLQ-C30, the 3-item Cancer-Related Symptoms Questionnaire, and the EQ-5D instrument. HRQoL was evaluated overall and by health state in 120 mSTS/mBS patients enrolled in the SABINE study across nine countries in Europe and North America. Utility was estimated from responses to the EQ-5D instrument using UK population-based weights. The mean EQ-5D utility score was 0.69 for the pooled patient sample with little variation across health states. However, patients with progressive disease reported a clinically significant lower utility (0.56). Among disease symptoms, pain and respiratory symptoms are common. This study showed that mSTS/mBS is associated with reduced HRQoL and utility among patients with metastatic disease.