Sarcoma & GIST
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Liquid biopsies may solve GIST biopsy problem
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Pazopanib shows promise as pediatric sarcoma therapy
Major finding: Results of the DCE-MRI analysis showed a decrease in tumor blood volume from a mean of 16% at the start of treatment to 7% at the...
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Ridaforolimus offers moderate maintenance benefit in advanced sarcoma
Major finding: Mean PFS was 17.7 weeks vs.
Conference Coverage
IMRT bests conventional radiation for soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities
Major finding: The 5-year local control rate with intensity-modulated radiation therapy was 92.4%, compared with 85% for conventional external-...
Case Reports
Rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult with HIV
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BEAM technology shines a light on drug resistance mutations in GIST
Major finding: BEAMing plasma-analysis technology identified secondary KIT mutations in 47% of samples from patients with gastrointestinal stromal...
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Third drug approved for metastatic, treatment-resistant GIST
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Resecting residual gastrointestinal stromal tumors improved survival
Major Finding: Time to tumor progression was 88 months in 42 patients who had surgery for residual disease and 42 months in 92 patients given...