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Cancer Researchers Hit a Bullseye With a New Drug Target for Ewing Sarcoma

by Dana-Farber Staff

…of DNA damage incurred by Ewing sarcoma cells. In the bottom row, red represents DNA repair activity. Together, PARP and CDK12 inhibitors lead to Ewing sarcoma cell death. “No one…

Categories Childhood, Soft tissue sarcomas, childhood

Study Reveals Inherited Risk Genes for Ewing Sarcoma

by Richard Saltus

…testing of blood or saliva to look for gene variants that might be associated with cancer risk — in 1,147 individuals with osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and other pediatric sarcoma…

Categories Bone cancers, childhood, Childhood, Dana-Farber Research, Research

Scientists Identify Potential Target in Ewing Sarcoma Cells

by DFCI Staff

…eliminate TRIM8 in laboratory Ewing sarcoma cell lines. In doing so, they disrupted the control of the EWS/FLI oncoprotein leading to an overdose of the protein, which the sarcoma cells…

Categories Cancer research, Ewing sarcoma, Protein Degradation, Research, Uncategorized

CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Opens New Targets for Ewing Sarcoma, Other Childhood Cancers

by DFCI Staff

Categories Dana-Farber Research, Soft tissue sarcomas, childhood, Uncategorized 2 Comments

What are the Signs and Symptoms of Ewing Sarcoma?

by Dana-Farber Staff

…used. Ewing’s sarcoma. Photo credit: Dr. Lance Liotta Laboratory. Treatment for Ewing sarcoma can include chemotherapy and radiation; surgery, including limb salvage surgery and rotationplasty; and targeted therapy, such as…

Categories Ewing sarcoma, Sarcoma

Rare Sarcoma Patient Finds New Purpose in Helping Others

by Dana-Farber Staff

…survive. If you, or a loved one, are being treated for sarcoma and are interested in joining the Sarcoma Sunflower Brigade Facebook Support Group, please email Mary Anne at sarcomasunflowerbrigade@gmail.com….

Categories General interest, Patient Stories, Adult, Sarcoma 1 Comment

Researchers Identify Key Molecular Event Leading to Synovial Sarcoma

by Dana-Farber Staff

Cancer biologists led by Cigall Kadoch, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, have identified a key molecular event that leads to synovial sarcoma, a rare, aggressive cancer in adolescents and young…

Categories Dana-Farber Research, Research

What Is Ewing Sarcoma?

by Dana-Farber Staff

Steven Dubois, MD, MS, is a leader in Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s sarcoma program. Ewing sarcoma is a cancer that grows in the bones and soft tissues, usually in the thigh or…

Categories Care for children, Ewing sarcoma

While Enjoying College, Ewing Sarcoma Survivor Looks to Her Past

by Dana-Farber Staff

…at just the right angle, she can almost make out a portion of the place she credits for saving her life after she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma — a…

Categories Bone cancers, childhood, Childhood, Patient Stories, Pediatric

Pediatric Ewing Sarcoma Patient Faces Disease with Courage and Insight

by Dana-Farber Staff

…visit for MRIs. Further tests confirmed Amelia had Ewing sarcoma, a cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue. Seen most often in the mid-teen years, Ewing sarcoma can also…

Categories Childhood, Patient Stories, Pediatric, Soft tissue sarcomas, childhood 2 Comments

What is Liposarcoma?

by Dana-Farber

Cancers known as sarcomas develop in the connective tissues, such as muscle, fat, and bone, that hold the body together. The type of sarcoma called liposarcoma originates in fat cells…

Categories Care for adults, Sarcoma

Carcinoma and Sarcoma: What is the Difference?

by Dana-Farber Staff

…marrow. There are two main types of sarcomas and more than 50 subtypes. The two main varieties are: Bone sarcomas including osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and chondrosarcoma, which starts in bone,…

Categories General interest, Sarcoma

Genetic counseling now recommended for children with sarcoma

by DFCI Staff

…genetic testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome possible. Cancers typically diagnosed in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome include breast cancer, sarcomas (including soft tissue and osteosarcomas but not Ewing sarcoma), brain tumors, acute…

Categories Cancer Genetics, Cancer research, Care for children 5 Comments

Targeted Therapies Help Teen Keep Spindle Cell Sarcoma in Control

by Dana-Farber Staff

…Their destination was Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and a new treatment they hoped would stabilize the rare spindle cell sarcoma causing Emma’s discomfort. Twice before, targeted therapies…

Categories Childhood, Soft tissue sarcomas, childhood 1 Comment

Signs and Symptoms of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

by Dana-Farber Staff

…Bone Oncology Learn more from Dana-Farber’s Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology Learn more from Dana-Farber’s Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology Learn more from Dana-Farber’s Center for Sarcoma and…

Categories Sarcoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Liposarcoma: What Is It and How Is It Treated?

by Dana-Farber Staff

…50 subtypes of sarcomas. Liposarcoma is one of the more common subtypes. There are treatment options for sarcoma, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. While metastatic liposarcoma can be challenging to…

Categories Adult, Sarcoma

Becoming a Mom with the Help of a Friend – Despite Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma

by Dana-Farber Staff

…dream met a harsh reality in 2013, when she was diagnosed with metastatic synovial sarcoma during a physical meant to assess her likelihood of getting pregnant. The Morgans went through…

Categories Patient Stories, Adult, Psychosocial Oncology, Sarcoma

Sarcoma Patient Sets Sights on Nursing Career

by Dana-Farber Staff

…seeing her primary care doctor for pain in her lower back, doctors determined Lee had a tumor that was causing internal bleeding. Lee, then 17, was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma,…

Categories Care for adults, Care for children, Patient Stories, Adult, Sarcoma

Teen Bounces Back from Solid Tumor Sarcoma with Care Team’s Help 

by Saul Wisnia

…three-time cancer survivor who has managed to keep up on the slopes and with her studies despite long periods sidelined by surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for a soft tissue sarcoma….

Categories Childhood, Patient Stories, Pediatric, Soft tissue sarcomas, childhood 1 Comment

Approval of First ‘Epigenetic’ Drug for a Solid Tumor is Milestone

by Dana-Farber Staff

…collaborated on a clinical trial of tazemetostat in patients with advanced epithelioid sarcomas, rhabdoid sarcomas, and other cancers that lacked SMARCB1 expression. Of the 62 participants with epithelioid sarcoma, about 10% had…

Categories Dana-Farber Research, Research 2 Comments
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