Sarcomas

Delays between biopsy and the start of induction chemotherapy, induction chemotherapy and surgery, and surgery and consolidation chemotherapy were associated with a poor prognosis in patients with localized Ewing sarcoma.

Richard Gorlick, MD, expands on the process of identifying these novel targets in osteosarcoma and the clinical implications of this research for these patients.

Avapritinib demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in Chinese patients with PDGFRA D842V–mutant gastrointestinal stromal in a bridging study of the NAVIGATOR trial.

Sarcomas, all together, have an incidence of less than 5/100,000 persons per year, according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Compare that with breast cancer, which impacts 129.1/100,000 women per year, or lung cancer, which has an incidence of 53.1/100,000 persons per year

The FDA has accepted for filing the resubmission of the new drug application for a unique formulation of sodium thiosulfate, for the prevention of ototoxicity that is induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients between the ages of 1 month and 18 years who have localized, nonmetastatic, solid tumors.

R. Lor Randall, MD, discusses the data from the population-based registry and provided more insight on prognostic factors and survival outcomes for patients with spinal sarcomas.

Rates of clinical trial initiation, novel drug development, and collaborative research and development deals were oncology.

Abdul Rafeh Naqash, MD, and Alice Chen, MD, discuss their phase 2 trial evaluating the efficacy of atezolizumab in patients with advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma.

Margaret von Mehren, MD, discusses outcomes with ribociclib and everolimus in dedifferentiated liposarcoma, as seen in the phase 2 SAR-096 trial.

The FDA approved the radiopharmaceutical agent technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept injection (Lymphoseek) for accurate and precise lymph node identification in pediatric patients with melanoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and other types of solid tumors.

The heat shock protein 90 inhibitor pimitespib led to a significant improvement in progression-free survival and prolongation in overall survival compared with placebo in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor that is refractory to imatinib, sunitinib, and regorafenib.

John Raymond Zalcberg, discusses the efficacy of intra-patient dose escalation with ripretinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors, as demonstrated in an analysis of the phase 3 INVICTUS trial.

Selpercatinib demonstrated evidence of preliminary efficacy and safety in pediatric patients with advanced RET-altered solid tumors.

Sylvie Bonvalot, MD, PhD, HDR, discusses the long-term safety of NBTXR3 plus radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced soft tissue sarcoma who were treated in the phase 2/3 Act.In.Sarc trial.

Encouraging initial durability has been observed with afamitresgene autoleucel in patients with advanced synovial sarcoma or myxoid/round cell liposarcoma, according to data from the phase 2 SPEARHEAD-1 trial.

Catequentinib improved disease control and progression-free survival in patients with advanced synovial sarcoma compared with dacarbazine.

Intra-patient dose escalation of ripretinib to 150 mg twice a day following disease progression extended progression-free survival for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor after receiving fourth-line therapy.

The phase 2 ENVASARC trial, which is examining the PD-L1 antibody envafolimab with and without ipilimumab in patients with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and myxofibrosarcoma, has been recommended by the Independent Data Monitoring Committee to continue as planned.

Innovative strategies are vital for patients diagnosed with rare cancers, who are frequently at a disadvantage compared with those who have more common malignancies, experts say.

The new drug application seeking the approval of a unique formulation of sodium thiosulfate for the prevention of ototoxicity induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients aged 1 month to less than 18 years of age with localized, nonmetastatic solid tumors has been resubmitted to the FDA.

Afamitresgene autoleucel was found be efficacious with favorable tolerability in heavily pretreated patients with advanced synovial sarcoma or myxoid/round cell liposarcoma, according to data from phase 2 SPEARHEAD-1 trial.

Dysregulated platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling is implicated in a number of cancer types and is among the targets of many FDA-approved multikinase inhibitors.

MEK inhibition combined with an anti-IGFR1 agent shrank tumors in pediatric PAX fusion–negative rhabdomyosarcoma.

Early detection and quick intervention of abdominal metastases in patients with osteosarcoma could be a tactic to improve patient outcomes as well as palliative care.

William D. Tap, MD, discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the treatment of patients with sarcoma.