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Save the Date: SPAGN Annual Conference 2025 in Washington D.C.!📅
We are thrilled to announce that the SPAGN Annual Conference 2025 will be held in Washington D.C., USA, from April 11-13, 2025. This will be our first conference in the United States, marking a significant milestone for our global community....
Sarcoma Awareness Month 2024 is approaching quickly: Join our campaign!
Sarcoma Awareness Month is held annually in July, a time when the global sarcoma community comes together with a unified mission: to raise awareness about this rare and often overlooked group of cancers and to highlight the unique challenges faced...
What is a sarcoma specialist center?
On May 13, 2024, SPAGN published a paper in "Cancers" on the definition, core principles and features of a sarcoma specialist center, developed by patient advocates and healthcare professionals together. The management of sarcomas in specialist centers delivers significant benefits....
Join the SPAGN Editorial Blog Team: Volunteer Job Opportunity
Volunteer Opportunity: Editors for SPAGN Blog - Voices of Sarcoma Are you passionate about storytelling and making an impact in the sarcoma community? Join SPAGN's Editorial Team and help shape our global blog, Voices of Sarcoma-and have fun doing it!...
First Webinar “What is a Sarcoma?” in Spanish and Portuguese, March 22, 2024!
Nos complace anunciar nuestro primer webinar para pacientes con sarcoma, cuidadores y defensores de pacientes de América Central y del Sur, realizado en español y portugués por especialistas en sarcoma de Argentina y Brasil en esta ocasión. El webinar tendrá...
EU-X-CT – Patient Questionnaire – Borders should not be barriers to clinical trials
The EU-X-CT initiative aims at revolutionizing patient access to clinical trials across borders. But before we delve into the project details, we want to emphasize something crucial - your participation! The data is being collected through a Patient Questionnaire which...
Insights from the EMA and EORTC Workshop on Developing Treatments for Ultra-Rare Sarcomas
Author: Gerry Feeney How can we develop new treatments in ultra-rare sarcomas, as a model for ultra-rare tumors? On January 12, 2024, a workshop between regulators, researchers and patient advocates was held at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) premises...
SPAGN Annual Conference Registrations Are Now Open – Secure Your Spot Today!
Registration for SPAGN Annual Conference 2024 Is Now Open We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the SPAGN Annual Conference 2024, a radiant exchange of knowledge and inspiration for the global sarcoma community! Join us for...
FDA Approves Groundbreaking Treatment for Rare Desmoid Tumors: Ogsiveo Offers New Hope
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) tablets as the first therapy designed for adults with progressing desmoid tumors, a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcomas. Desmoid tumors, though non-cancerous, are locally aggressive, causing...
ESGO-EURACAN-GCIG Uterine sarcoma guidelines
In 2023, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the EURACAN, a European Reference Network for all rare adult solid cancers and the Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) have agreed to start a new joint project with the goal of...