Results of 62005 study available now

            The 62005 study looked at the ten-year progression-free and overall survival in patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Long-term analysis of the EORTC, ISG, AGITG intergroup Phase III randomized trial on imatinib at two dose levels. Results Study 62005

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Interest Group Developed Sarcoma Policy Checklist

On 8th of February 2017 a rare cancer policy debate at the European Parliament took place on how to improve the policy response to rare cancers, with a focus on sarcoma. Representatives from the ​European ​Commission, ​Member States, the ​European ​Parliament,  ​industry ​delegates and ​sarcoma ​patients engaged in a policy debate on key challendes for…

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ERNs start work March 1, 2017

    Newly established European Reference Networks (ERNs) start their work March 1, 2017 24 thematic ERNs, gathering over 900 highly specialised healthcare units from 26 countries, will begin working together on a wide range of issues. Among them the ERN for Rare Solid Tumours EURACAN. SPAEN, along with other patient advocacy groups for rare…

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eSurge 2016 Summary

On the 15th and 16th of November 2016, 50 surgeons from 13 different countries met in Institut Curie, Paris to attend the fifth edition of the esurge sarcoma surgery masterclass developed and directed by Dr Sylvie Bonvalot (Institut Curie) and Dr Alessandro Gronchi (Istituto di Tumori di Milano). Launched in 2010 as part of the…

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Surgery With Our Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High Risk RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma (STRASS2)

Surgery With Our Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High Risk RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma (STRASS2)   Agents: Surgery & neoadjuvant chemotherapy Phase III Status Open, recruiting Sponsor EORTC   Further information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04031677 or https://www.eortc.org/research_field/clinical-detail/1809/ This trial to assess whether preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery improves the prognosis of high risk DDLPS (dedifferentiated Liposarcoma) and LMS (Leiomyosarcoma) patients. WHO is the…

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TRC105 in combination with pazopanib vs. pazopanib alone in advanced angiosarcoma (TAPPAS)

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of TRC105 in combination with pazopanib vs. pazopanib alone in advanced angiosarcomas. Trial name TAPPAS Agents TRC105 and pazopanib Phase III Status  Terminated Sponsor Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc. A randomized phase III trial of TRC105 and pazopanib vs. pazopanib alone in patients with advanced angiosarcoma (TAPPAS).Further information: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT02979899?term=tracon&cond=Angiosarcoma&rank=1&show_locs=Y#locn  …

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Tazemetostat in Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma

Tazemetostat in Combination With Doxorubicin as Frontline Therapy for Advanced Epithelioid Sarcoma Agents: Tazemtostat Phase III Status  Recruiting Sponsor Epizyme, Inc   Further information: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04204941?term=tazemetostat&cond=sarcoma&phase=2&draw=2&rank=1    This is an international, double-blind and randomized phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tazemetostat + doxorubicin vs placebo + doxorubicin in patients with advanced epithelioid…

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Intrigue: DCC-2618 vs sunitinib in advanced GIST after treatment with imatinib

  Agents: DCC-2618 (Ripretinib) vs. Sunitinib Phase III Status  Closed for recruitment, active Sponsor Deciphera Pharmaceuticals LLC   Further information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03673501   WHO is the trial for? Patients with confirmed advanced or metastatic GIST Patients must have progressed on imatinib or are intolerant to imatinib; patients who had further lines of treatment after imatinib cannot…

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