Much shorter radiation treatment found to be safe, effective for people with soft tissue sarcoma
A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, found…
Browsing: soft tissue sarcoma
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…
Breaking the ‘stalemate’ in the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children
A phase 2 clinical trial has found that combining a molecular targeted drug called temsirolimus…
ASCO 2019: Debate-fuelling headlines you may have missed
With over 2400 abstracts presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual…
Second cancers deadlier in young patients
Second cancers in children and adolescents and young adults (AYA) are far deadlier than they…
Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe
A drug that’s commonly used to treat high blood pressure is being repurposed for a…
ESMO 2016: Significant survival gains from neoadjuvant chemo for high-risk soft tissue sarcoma
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with an anthracycline plus ifosfamide was associated with significant survival gains in patients…