Immunotherapy combo halts rare, stage 4 sarcoma in teen
A patient with end-stage and rapidly progressing soft-tissue cancer whose tumour did not respond to…
Browsing: sarcoma
Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester, UK, have made an…
B cells: New allies in sarcoma immunotherapy?
Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogenous group of aggressive, chemotherapy-resistant cancers that affect the soft…
B-cell enrichment predictive of immunotherapy response in melanoma, sarcoma and kidney cancer
The likelihood of a patient responding to immune checkpoint blockade may depend on B cells…
Turning key metabolic process back on could make sarcoma more susceptible to treatment
Soft tissue sarcoma cells stop a key metabolic process which allows them to multiply and…
Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas
An experimental targeted drug could treat a rare type of cancer usually affecting the limbs,…
Use of gastric acid suppressants may negatively impact survival outcomes in sarcoma patients treated with pazopanib
In patients with soft tissue sarcoma, the concomitant use of gastric acid suppressant (GAS) therapy…
Bacterial therapy tolerable, shows early promise in patients with advanced solid tumours
A phase I clinical trial investigating the use of bacterial Clostridium novyi-NT spores as an…
Study opens up new way of treating rare cancer of arms and legs
Scientists have discovered a surprising new approach to treating a rare cancer that often affects…
First extensive immune profile of sarcomas shows some likely susceptible to immunotherapy
Sarcomas – cancers of the connective tissues like muscles, joints, fat and bone – come…