Histopathological Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Enneking Stage II Conventional Osteosarcoma of Extremities: A Retrospective-Single Institution Study in Vietnam.

Background: The standard treatment for localized osteosarcoma is neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Our aim was to report the rate of histopathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of extremity osteosarcoma in Vietnam.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of stage II conventional osteosarcoma patients under 40 years-old who received MAP regimen as neoadjuvant chemotherapy at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital between June 2019 and June 2022.