The author organized the Japanese Registry of Bone Tumors; 27,665 bone tumors of various types were registered during the period from 1964 to 1980. The results of treatment by adjuvant multidrug chemotherapy for osteosarcoma in Japan were recorded; the five-year cumulative survival rate after treatment by multidrug chemotherapy is almost 70%. Among 82 patients with malignant fibrous histiocytoma, investigated with respect to treatment and prognosis, the five-year cumulative survival rate was 50.3%.
作者组织了日本骨肿瘤登记处；在1964年至1980年期间登记了27665例各种类型的骨肿瘤。记录了日本骨肉瘤辅助多药化疗的治疗结果；多药化疗治疗后的五年累积生存率几乎为70%。在82例接受治疗和预后调查的恶性纤维组织细胞瘤患者中，五年累积生存率为50.3%。
