Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the MGH and TARGET cohorts.

From: MicroRNA-mRNA networks define translatable molecular outcome phenotypes in osteosarcoma

Cohort

MGH

TARGETa

N

74

95b

Years collected

1994–2013

2000–2012

before 2000

25

0

2000–2004

23

25

2005–2009

19

45

after 2009

7

22

Not available

0

3

Age at Diagnoses (years)

Median

22.5

14.7

Range

8–72

3–39

Sex (#/%)

Male

49/66

54/57

Female

25/34

41/43

Tumor Location

Axial

2

5

Appendicular

72

90

Upper

7

7

Lower

65

83

Histologic Subtype

NOS

42

Not available

Osteoblastic

5

Fibroblastic

4

Chondroblastic

16

Small Cell

4

Mixed

3

Metastases at Diagnoses (#/%)

No

57/77

71/75

Yes

17/23

24/24

Chemotherapy regime

MAP or AP

29

17

MAP and other

40

9

Other

3

0

Not available

2

69

Chemo-responsec

Optimal

25

22

Suboptimal

26

30

Not available

23

43

Events

Deathsd

28

37e

Recurrences

36

47f

Follow Up Time (years)

Median

6.4

3.6

Alive at last follow up

44

58

AWD

N = 11

Not available

Avg. Follow Up and range

10.5 (4.3–19.0)

NED

N = 33

Not available

Median follow up and range

11.2 (2.8–19.2)

  1. aData collection is ongoing by the NCI for the TARGET cohort. bNmiRNA = 86, NRNAseq = 93, NMethylation = 83. cOptimal chemo-response was defined as ≥ 90% tumor necrosis at definitive surgery. dDeaths from osteosarcoma. e30 deaths in the TARGET miRNA cohort. f41 recurrences in the TARGET miRNA cohort.