An expert writes about his experience as a sarcoma medical oncologist and how the field may progress with several therapies in the pipeline. As a sarcoma medical oncologist, the No. 1 question I am ...
Combination therapy of botensilimab (BOT) plus balstilimab (BAL) was approved Monday as an updated national treatment protocol for patients with certain ovarian cancers and soft tissue sarcomas (STS) ...
MSK has special expertise in treating childhood cancers like Ewing sarcoma — which usually starts in bone. A surgical technique called distraction osteogenesis allows children to be treated without ...
Project LiBRha aims to improve pediatric STS diagnosis and treatment through comprehensive molecular testing and liquid biopsy integration. The initiative involves 18 centers and partnerships with the ...
Highlighting the urgent need for awareness and support for sarcoma, a rarely discussed but serious cancer affecting many.
Sarcomas are tumors that form in the body’s connective tissues such as bone, muscle and fat. They are rare and, because there are more than 150 types, patients benefit from seeing a sarcoma specialist ...
Success rates for drug development in solid tumors remain the lowest of the many therapeutics areas in medicine. Recent advances in drug discovery and development have transformed available therapies ...
Treatments for sarcomas haven't changed much over the past 25 years. But a recent clinical trial uncovered a new possible therapy for people with it. Around 2016, Mary Witkop noticed a bump on the ...
Ewing sarcoma treatments include chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, and stem cell transplants. Ewing sarcoma is a rare and aggressive cancer that typically develops in the bones or the soft ...
According to new research, radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely produces favorable responses in patients with ...
With the rising burden of cancer in India, awareness around common cancers such as breast, lung and oral cancer has increased ...
Ewing sarcoma is a malignant type of bone tumor, meaning it is a form of cancer that spreads. According to a 2024 review, Ewing sarcoma is the second most common primary cancerous bone tumor. It ...