Sarcoma & GIST
From the Journals
LIFSCREEN data support broader cancer screening in Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Of 23 new primary cancers found through screening in 20 patients, 10 belonged to the core LFS spectrum of breast cancer, sarcoma, and brain tumors...
Case Reports
Bilateral chylothorax in an AIDS patient with newly diagnosed Kaposi sarcoma
Case Reports
Metastatic Kaposi sarcoma with osseous involvement in a patient with AIDS
Conference Coverage
TRK inhibitor shows ‘striking’ activity, durability across diverse adult and pediatric cancers
An analysis of three trials involving 55 patients with advanced cancer harboring TRK fusions who were treated with larotrectinib showed an overall...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Routine genomic testing identifies actionable alterations in 52% of tumors
CHICAGO – A trend was observed in longer overall survival among those patients who received recommended treatments.
Conference Coverage
Fractures in adult osteosarcoma patients presage worse survival
Pathological fractures are associated with worse survival of adults but not children with osteosarcoma of the extremities.
Conference Coverage
PD-1, PD-L1 expression in sarcomas is subtype dependent
AMSTERDAM – PD-1, PD-L1, and CD8 expression in tumors varies by sarcoma subtype, suggesting that success of PD-1 blockade may be subtype dependent...
Case-Based Review
Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
From the Journals
Oral pomalidomide effective against Kaposi’s sarcoma
Derivative of thalidomide with immunomodulatory, antiangiogenic, and antiproliferative properties was well tolerated and effective against Kaposi’...
From the Journals
Adding metronomic chemo provides no benefit to MAP for osteosarcoma
Adding low-dose metronomic chemotherapy (oral cyclophosphamide and methotrexate) to standard methotrexate, adriamycin, and platinum (MAP)...