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This weekly series highlights eponyms in oncology. This week, we explore the history and namesake for Kaposi sarcoma. Kaposi sarcoma is a malignancy of endothelial cells.1 It most often affects the skin, mouth, and lymph…
Fyarro (sirolimus protein-bound particles [albumin-bound]) has been made available for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa), according to Aadi Bioscience. Fyarro is an mTOR…
Survivors of childhood osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) have an elevated risk of neurocognitive impairment, according to study findings published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. The neurocognitive difficulties among both groups of survivors were…
Patients with sarcoma have high rates of complications from COVID-19, according to a presentation at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) 2021 Annual Meeting. However, the data also suggest that recent anticancer treatment does not…
An international survey has revealed barriers to accessing cancer drugs deemed essential for routine clinical care. The survey was published in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers surveyed medical oncologists from 82 countries and found that some…
Young adults with extremity soft tissue sarcoma were more likely to receive chemotherapy and less likely to receive radiation compared with their older counterparts, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers conducted a…
Young adults with extremity soft tissue sarcoma were more likely to receive chemotherapy and less likely to receive radiation compared with their older counterparts, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers conducted a…
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