SM Journal of Sarcoma Research

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• • May 16, 2018
  • Research Article

  Clinical Experience with Combination Chemo-/Immunotherapy using Trabectedin and Nivolumab for Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  Immune checkpoint inhibitors revive pre-existing immune responses that are suppressed in cancer. To restore innate tumour surveillance that is lost in cancer patients, a tumoricidal agent may ha... Download PDF

  Sant P Chawla, K Kumar Sankhala, Joshua R Ravicz, Grace E Kang, Seiya Liu, Nupur Assudani, Shiva Sreenath Andrali, Nathan Stumpf, Bryan C Leong, Seth Kim, Suzan Arasheben,William Tseng, Don A Brigham and Erlinda M Gordon*

  • Pages: 5
• • Aug 14, 2019
  • Case Report

  Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor: Case Report

  Soft tissue sarcomas (Sts) are rare tumors that make up about 1% of malignant neoplasms. In addition to their histological diversity, Stscan occur anywhere on the body but present predominance i... Download PDF

  Giselle Almeida* (ICAVC), Lucas Jacometo Coelho de Castilho (ICAVC), Gisele Aparecida da Costa Gonçalves Pires1 (ICAVC), Priscila Souza Schinzari (UNISA) and Isabela Moraes Bernal (UNISA)

  • Pages: 3
• • Mar 14, 2019
  • Research Article

  Tolerability and Safety of Vincristine, Ifosfamide, Doxorubicin and Etoposide in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Ewing Sarcoma

  Vincristine, ifosfamide, doxorubicin and etoposide (VIDE) is an intensive multiagent induction chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of Ewing and other sarcoma, most often in children and y... Download PDF

  Brandon Lau, Peter Grimison and Vivek BhadriZ*

  • Pages: 3
• • Feb 25, 2019
  • Review Article

  Epidemiology and Survivorship of Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma: A National Cancer Database (Ncdb) Review

  Background: Myxoid Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare and aggressive subtype of soft tissue sarcoma. Currently the true incidence and prognosis of myxoid leiomyosarcoma is unknown. This study examin... Download PDF

  Jonathan Gootee, Elida Voth, Christina Curtin, Peter Silberstein and Leah Grant*

  • Pages: 5
• • Dec 17, 2018
  • Research Article

  RNA-Expression Profiling Reveals Immunotherapy Targets in Sarcoma

  Introduction: In sarcoma, no attention has been given to targets beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 axis. We profiled the immune microenvironment of sarcoma with a focus on Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarco... Download PDF

  Papanicolau-Sengos A*, De Pietro P, Pabla S, Lenzo F, Conroy J, Burgher B, Giamo V, Andreas J, Gardner M1, Glenn S and Morrison C

  • Pages: 5
• • Jun 20, 2018
  • Research Article

  A Nutrient Mixture Induces Caspase Dependent Apoptosis in Human Synovial Sarcoma Cells

  Synovial sarcoma is a rare soft tissue cancer occurring more frequently in adolescent and young adults than older people. The primary sites being the joints of the arms and the legs.

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  Roomi MW, Bhanap B, Ahmed T, Niedzwiecki A* and Rath M

  • Pages: 5
• • Apr 30, 2018
  • Review Article

  New Perspectives on Therapeutic Approaches in Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities and Girdles

  Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a group of different diseases that differ in presentation, response to therapies and prognosis. Some new interesting approaches are becoming available in the treat... Download PDF

  Alessandro Comandone*, Antonella Boglione, Teresa Mele, Paola Bergnolo and Orietta Dal Canton

  • Pages: 7
• • Jan 24, 2018
  • Research Article

  BRAF: From Discovery to Drug Resistance

  The discovery of the driver mutation BRAF in melanoma has led to the emergence of new therapeutic treatments resulting in prolonged survival. By combining BRAF inhibitors with MEK inhibitors, me... Download PDF

  Mary Jo Pilat, Naresh Bumma*, Jessica B Back, Trailokya Pandit and Amy M Weise

  • Pages: 7
• • Oct 24, 2017
  • Research Article

  Trofosfamide and Etoposide - A Well Tolerated Palliative Treatment for Adults with Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Single Center Experience

  Background: Patients with a metastatic or locally advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) are normally treated with chemotherapy. However, pretreated or vulnerable patients with comorbidities may hav... Download PDF

  Marie Ahlstrom*, Maja Sloth and Mikael Eriksson

  • Pages: 6
• • Sep 21, 2017
  • Case Report

  Myxoid Liposarcoma at Thigh during Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review

  Background: Liposarcomas in pregnancy are peculiar clinical scenarios that are continuously being reported in the English literature for their rarity, challenges in management and speculations o... Download PDF

  Chin-Ru Ker, Chia-Chi Chen, Shu-Hung Huang, Chieh-Ni Kao and Ching-Ju Shen*

  • Pages: 3