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Douglass DP, Coffin CM, Randall RL, Yang Y, Barkauskas DA, Million L, McCarville MB, Pappo AS, Weiss AR, Spunt SL. Clinical features and outcomes of young patients with low-grade non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas treated with a risk-based strategy: A report from Children's Oncology Group study ARST0332. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e31062. [PMID: 38757485 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND In retrospective analyses, the Pediatric Oncology Group [POG) and the Federation National des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer (FNCLCC) histologic grade predict outcome in pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS), but prospective data on grading, clinical features, and outcomes of low-grade NRSTS are limited. METHODS We analyzed patients less than 30 years of age enrolled on Children's Oncology Group (COG) study ARST0332 (NCT00346164) with POG grade 1 or 2 NRSTS. Low-risk patients were treated with surgery alone. Intermediate-/high-risk patients received ifosfamide/doxorubicin and radiotherapy, with definitive resection either before or after 12 weeks of chemoradiotherapy. RESULTS Estimated 5-year event-free and overall survival were 90% and 100% low risk (n = 80), 55% and 78% intermediate risk (n = 15), and 25% and 25% high risk (n = 4). In low-risk patients, only local recurrence was seen in 10%; none with margins greater than 1 mm recurred locally. Sixteen of 17 intermediate-/high-risk patients who completed neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy underwent gross total tumor resection, 80% with negative margins. Intermediate-/high-risk group events included one local and seven metastatic recurrences. Had the FNCLCC grading system been used to direct treatment, 29% of low-risk (surgery alone) patients would have received radiotherapy ± chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Most low-risk patients with completely resected POG low-grade NRSTS are successfully treated with surgery alone, and surgical margins greater than 1 mm may be sufficient to prevent local recurrence. Patients with intermediate- and high-risk low-grade NRSTS have outcomes similar to patients with high-grade histology, and require more effective therapies. Use of the current FNCLCC grading system may result in overtreatment of low-risk NRSTS curable with surgery alone.
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- David P Douglass
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Vennarini S, Colombo F, Mirandola A, Orlandi E, Pecori E, Chiaravalli S, Massimino M, Casanova M, Ferrari A. Proton Therapy in Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas of Children and Adolescents. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1694. [PMID: 38730646 PMCID: PMC11083115 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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This paper provides insights into the use of Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) in pediatric patients with non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS). NRSTS are a heterogeneous group of rare and aggressive mesenchymal extraskeletal tumors, presenting complex and challenging clinical management scenarios. The overall survival rate for patients with NRSTS is around 70%, but the outcome is strictly related to the presence of various variables, such as the histological subtype, grade of malignancy and tumor stage at diagnosis. Multimodal therapy is typically considered the preferred treatment for high-grade NRSTS. Radiotherapy plays a key role in the treatment of children and adolescents with NRSTS. However, the potential for radiation-induced side effects partially limits its use. Therefore, PBT represents a very suitable therapeutic option for these patients. The unique depth-dose characteristics of protons can be leveraged to minimize doses to healthy tissue significantly, potentially allowing for increased tumor doses and enhanced preservation of surrounding tissues. These benefits suggest that PBT may improve local control while reducing toxicity and improving quality of life. While clear evidence of therapeutic superiority of PBT over other modern photon techniques in NRSTS is still lacking-partly due to the limited data available-PBT can be an excellent treatment option for young patients with these tumors. A dedicated international comprehensive collaborative approach is essential to better define its role within the multidisciplinary management of NRSTS. Shared guidelines for PBT indications-based on the patient's age, estimated outcome, and tumor location-and centralization in high-level referral centers are needed to optimize the use of resources, since access to PBT remains a challenge due to the limited number of available proton therapy facilities.
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- Sabina Vennarini
- Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.V.); (E.P.)
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Clinical Department, CNAO National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (F.C.); (E.O.)
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- Medical Physics Unit, Clinical Department, CNAO National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Clinical Department, CNAO National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (F.C.); (E.O.)
- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.V.); (E.P.)
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 20133 Milano, Italy; (S.C.); (M.M.); (M.C.)
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 20133 Milano, Italy; (S.C.); (M.M.); (M.C.)
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 20133 Milano, Italy; (S.C.); (M.M.); (M.C.)
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 20133 Milano, Italy; (S.C.); (M.M.); (M.C.)
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Ferrari A, Vennarini S, Fiore M, Bergamaschi L, Chiaravalli S, Morosi C, Colombo C, Pecori E, Puma N, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Spreafico F, Meazza C, Podda M, Biassoni V, Schiavello E, Massimino M, Casanova M. Local treatment in initially unresected non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcomas of children and adolescents: A retrospective single-center experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e30901. [PMID: 38296840 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) are a heterogeneous group of aggressive tumors. Patients with locally advanced/initially unresected disease represent a subset of patients with unsatisfactory outcome: limited data are available on the best treatment approach, in particular regarding local therapy. METHODS This retrospective analysis concerned 71 patients < 21 years old with nonmetastatic, initially unresected adult-type NRSTS, treated at a referral center for pediatric sarcomas from 1990 to 2021. Patients were treated using a multimodal approach, based on the protocols adopted at the time of their diagnosis. RESULTS The series included a selected group of patients with unfavorable clinical characteristics, i.e., most cases had high-grade and large tumors, arising from axial sites in 61% of cases. All patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 58 (82%) had delayed surgery (R0 in 45 cases), and 50 (70%) had radiotherapy. Partial response to chemotherapy was observed in 46% of cases. With a median follow-up of 152 months (range, 18-233), 5-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 39.9% and 56.5%, respectively. Survival was significantly better for patients who responded to chemotherapy, and those who had a delayed R0 resection. Local relapse at 5 years was 7.7% for patients who did not undergo delayed surgery. CONCLUSIONS Our series underscores the unsatisfactory outcome of initially unresected NRSTS patients. Improving the outcome of this patient category requires therapeutic strategies able to combine novel effective systemic therapies with a better-defined local treatment approach to offer patients the best chances to have R0 surgery.
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- Andrea Ferrari
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Radiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Fukuzawa T, Endo Y, Irie M, Sasaki H, Kudo H, Nakamura M, Ando R, Okubo R, Sakurai T, Hashimoto M, Tada K, Nakajima Y, Sato K, Endo R, Aoki H, Katayama S, Nakano T, Wada M. Type II pleuropulmonary blastoma with DICER1 mutation. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ferrari A, Brennan B, Casanova M, Corradini N, Berlanga P, Schoot RA, Ramirez-Villar GL, Safwat A, Guillen Burrieza G, Dall’Igna P, Alaggio R, Lyngsie Hjalgrim L, Gatz SA, Orbach D, van Noesel MM. Pediatric Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Standard of Care and Treatment Recommendations from the European Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG). Cancer Manag Res 2022; 14:2885-2902. [PMID: 36176694 PMCID: PMC9514781 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s368381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper describes the standard of care for patients with non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) and the therapeutic recommendations developed by the European paediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG). NRSTS form a very mixed group of mesenchymal extraskeletal malignancies. Their rarity, heterogeneity, and aggressiveness make the management of children and adolescents with these tumors complex and challenging. The overall cure rate for patients with NRSTS is around 70%, but survival depends on several prognostic variables, such as histotype and tumor grade, extent of disease and stage, tumor size, and tumor site. While surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for most of these tumors, a multimodal therapeutic approach including radiotherapy and chemotherapy is required in many cases. The EpSSG NRSTS 2005 study was the first prospective protocol tailored specifically to NRSTS. Together with the ARST0332 study developed by the North-American Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the EpSSG NRSTS 2005 study currently represents the benchmark for these tumors, establishing risk-adapted standards of care. The EpSSG has developed common treatment recommendations for the large group of adult-type NRSTS (including synovial sarcoma), and specific treatment recommendations for other particular adult-type histologies (ie, alveolar soft-part sarcoma, clear cell sarcoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans); other highly malignant tumors with a biology and clinical behavior differing from those of adult-type NRSTS (ie, rhabdoid tumors and desmoplastic small round cell tumor); and soft tissue tumors of intermediate malignancy (ie desmoid-type fibromatosis, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, and infantile fibrosarcoma). New effective drugs are needed for patients whose NRSTS carries the worst prognosis, ie, those with unresectable tumors, metastases at diagnosis, or relapsing disease. Progress in this area relies on our ability to develop international integrated prospective collaborations, both within existing pediatric oncology networks and, importantly, between the communities of specialists treating pediatric and adult sarcoma.
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- Andrea Ferrari
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institut d’Hematologie et d’Oncologie Pédiatrique/Centre, Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology, Gustave-Roussy, Cancer Campus, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Oncology Department and Danish Center for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Surgical Oncology and Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Infantil Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Emergencies and Organ Transplantation, Pediatric Surgery, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- SIREDO Oncology Center, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, France
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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The treatment approach to pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: a critical review from the INternational Soft Tissue SaRcoma ConsorTium. Eur J Cancer 2022; 169:10-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kawai A, Araki N, Ae K, Akiyama T, Ozaki T, Kawano H, Kunisada T, Sumi M, Takahashi S, Tanaka K, Tsukushi S, Naka N, Nishida Y, Miyachi M, Yamamoto N, Yoshida A, Yonemoto T, Yoshida M, Iwata S. Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) clinical practice guidelines on the management of soft tissue tumors 2020 - Secondary publication. J Orthop Sci 2022; 27:533-550. [PMID: 35339316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND These clinical practice guidelines are intended to provide recommendations based on the best evidence obtained to date on key issues in clinical practice to improve the prognosis, diagnostic and therapeutic processes for patients with soft tissue tumors. METHODS The Guidelines Development Committee and Systematic Review Committee were composed of a multidisciplinary team of specialists who play an important role in soft tissue tumor care. Clinical questions (CQs) were determined by choosing key decision-making points based on Algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue tumors. The guidelines were developed according to the "Medical Information Network Distribution Service (Minds) Handbook for Clinical Practice Guideline Development 2014" and "Minds Manual for Clinical Practice Guideline Development 2017." Recommendation strength was rated on two levels and the strength of evidence was rated on four levels. The recommendations were decided based on agreement by 70% or more voters. RESULTS Twenty-two CQs were chosen by the Guidelines Development Committee. The Systematic Review Committee reviewed the evidence concerning each CQ, a clinical value judgment was added by experts, and the text of each recommendation was determined. CONCLUSION We established 22 CQs and recommendations for key decision-making points in the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue tumors according to the Minds Clinical Practice Guideline development methods. We hope that these guidelines will assist the decision-making of all medical staff engaged in the treatment and diagnosis of soft tissue tumors, and eventually lead to improved soft tissue tumor care in the country.
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- Akira Kawai
- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ashiya Municipal Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Medical Materials for Musculoskeletal Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NachiKatsuura Town Onsen Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- International University of Health and Welfare, Japan Council for Quality Health Care, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Pfister SM, Reyes-Múgica M, Chan JKC, Hasle H, Lazar AJ, Rossi S, Ferrari A, Jarzembowski JA, Pritchard-Jones K, Hill DA, Jacques TS, Wesseling P, López Terrada DH, von Deimling A, Kratz CP, Cree IA, Alaggio R. A Summary of the Inaugural WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors: Transitioning from the Optical into the Molecular Era. Cancer Discov 2022; 12:331-355. [PMID: 34921008 PMCID: PMC9401511 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-21-1094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Pediatric tumors are uncommon, yet are the leading cause of cancer-related death in childhood. Tumor types, molecular characteristics, and pathogenesis are unique, often originating from a single genetic driver event. The specific diagnostic challenges of childhood tumors led to the development of the first World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Pediatric Tumors. The classification is rooted in a multilayered approach, incorporating morphology, IHC, and molecular characteristics. The volume is organized according to organ sites and provides a single, state-of-the-art compendium of pediatric tumor types. A special emphasis was placed on "blastomas," which variably recapitulate the morphologic maturation of organs from which they originate. SIGNIFICANCE: In this review, we briefly summarize the main features and updates of each chapter of the inaugural WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors, including its rapid transition from a mostly microscopic into a molecularly driven classification systematically taking recent discoveries in pediatric tumor genomics into account.
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- Stefan M Pfister
- Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Division of Pediatric Pathology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR China
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Departments of Pathology & Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Laboratories, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Research & Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Children's National Hospital, Genomics and Precision Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Research & Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Histopathology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Childhood Cancer Pathology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers/VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Laboratories, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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Alvarez E, Spunt SL, Malogolowkin M, Li Q, Wun T, Brunson A, Thorpe S, Kreimer S, Keegan T. Treatment at Specialized Cancer Centers Is Associated with Improved Survival in Adolescent and Young Adults with Soft Tissue Sarcoma. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2021; 11:370-378. [PMID: 34910881 PMCID: PMC9536344 DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2021.0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of tumors whose management benefits from a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach. Published data suggest that cancer treatment at a specialized cancer center (SCC) can improve survival in other cancers. Therefore, we examined the impact of the location of treatment on survival in children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with STS. Methods: We performed a population-based analysis of children and AYAs hospitalized within 1 year of diagnosis with first primary STS (2000-2014) using the California Cancer Registry linked with hospitalization data. Patients were categorized based on receiving all inpatient treatments at a SCC versus part/none. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression identified factors associated with overall and STS-specific survival by age group. Results are presented as adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Of the 1,674 patients with STS, 142 were children (0-14) and 1,532 were AYAs (15-39) and 89.4% and 40.4% received all inpatient treatments at a SCC, respectively. Overall, the 5-year survival was improved for patients who received all inpatient care at a SCC (59.8% vs. those who received part/none, 50.7%). Multivariable regression analysis found that having all treatments at a SCC was associated with better overall survival (HR, 0.79, CI: 0.65-0.95) in AYAs, but not in children. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that treatment for STS at a SCC is associated with better survival in AYAs. Eliminating barriers to treatment of AYAs with STS at SCCs could improve survival in this population.
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- Elysia Alvarez
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Center for Oncology, Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT), University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Center for Oncology, Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT), University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Center for Oncology, Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT), University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Center for Oncology, Hematology Outcomes Research and Training (COHORT), University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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Venkatramani R, Xue W, Randall RL, Wolden S, Anderson J, Lopez-Terrada D, Black J, Kao SC, Shulkin B, Ostrenga A, Pappo A, Spunt SL. Synovial Sarcoma in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group ARST0332 Study. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:3927-3937. [PMID: 34623899 DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.01628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Synovial sarcoma (SS) is the second most common malignant soft tissue tumor in children. ARST0332 evaluated a risk-based treatment strategy for young patients with soft tissue sarcoma designed to limit therapy for low-risk (LR) disease and to test neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for unresected higher-risk disease. METHODS Newly diagnosed patients with SS age < 30 years were assigned to four treatment arms based on disease features: A (surgery only), B (55.8 Gy radiotherapy [RT]), C (ifosfamide and doxorubicin [ID] chemotherapy plus 55.8 Gy RT), and D (neoadjuvant ID and 45 Gy RT, then surgery and RT boost based on margins followed by adjuvant ID). Patients treated in Arms A and B were considered LR, arms C and D without metastases as intermediate-risk (IR), and those with metastases as high-risk (HR). RESULTS Of the 146 patients with SS enrolled, 138 were eligible and evaluable: LR (46), IR (71), and HR (21). Tumors were 80% extremity, 70% > 5 cm, 70% high-grade, 62% invasive, 95% deep, and 15% metastatic. Treatment was on arm A (29.7%), B (3.6%), C (16.7%), and D (50%). There were no toxic deaths and four unexpected grade 4 adverse events. By risk group, at a median follow-up of 6.8 years, estimated 5-year event-free survival was LR 82%, IR 70%, and HR 8%, and overall survival was LR 98%, IR 89%, and HR 13%. After accounting for the features that defined risk category, none of the other patient or disease characteristics (age, sex, tumor site, tumor invasiveness, and depth) improved the risk stratification model. CONCLUSION The risk-based treatment strategy used in ARST0332 produced favorable outcomes in patients with nonmetastatic SS relative to historical controls despite using RT less frequently and at lower doses. The outcome for metastatic SS remains unsatisfactory and new therapies are urgently needed.
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- Rajkumar Venkatramani
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- UC Davis Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.,Department of Radiology, University of TN Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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Million L, Hayes-Jordan A, Chi YY, Donaldson SS, Wolden S, Morris C, Terezakis S, Laurie F, Morano K, Fitzgerald TJ, Yock TI, Rodeberg DA, Anderson JR, Speights RA, Black JO, Coffin C, McCarville MB, Kao SC, Hawkins DS, Spunt SL, Randall RL. Local Control For High-Grade Nonrhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma Assigned to Radiation Therapy on ARST0332: A Report From the Childrens Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 110:821-830. [PMID: 33548339 PMCID: PMC8767764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The ARST0332 trial for pediatric and young adults with nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS) used risk-based treatment including primary resection with lower-than-standard radiation doses to optimize local control (LC) while minimizing long-term toxicity in those requiring radiation therapy (RT). RT for high-grade NRSTS was based on extent of resection (R0: negative margins, R1: microscopic margins, R2/U: gross disease/unresectable); those with >5 cm tumors received chemotherapy (CT; ifosfamide/doxorubicin). This analysis evaluates LC for patients assigned to RT and prognostic factors associated with local recurrence (LR). METHODS AND MATERIALS Patients aged <30 years with high-grade NRSTS received RT (55.8 Gy) for R1 ≤5 cm tumor (arm B); RT (55.8 Gy)/CT for R0/R1 >5 cm tumor (arm C); or neoadjuvant RT (45 Gy)/CT plus delayed surgery, CT, and postoperative boost to 10.8 Gy R0 <5 mm margins/R1 or 19.8 Gy for R2/unresected tumors (arm D). RESULTS One hundred ninety-three eligible patients had 24 LRs (arm B 1/15 [6.7%], arm C 7/65 [10.8%], arm D 16/113 [14.2%]) at median time to LR of 1.1 years (range, 0.11-5.27). Of 95 eligible for delayed surgery after neoadjuvant therapy, 89 (93.7%) achieved R0/R1 margins. Overall LC after RT were as follows: R0, 106 of 109 (97%); R1, 51 of 60 (85%); and R2/unresectable, 2 of 6 (33%). LR predictors include extent of delayed resection (P <.001), imaging response before delayed surgery (P < .001), histologic subtype (P <.001), and no RT (P = .046). The 5-year event-free survival was significantly lower (P = .0003) for patients unable to undergo R0/R1 resection. CONCLUSIONS Risk-based treatment for young patients with high-grade NRSTS treated on ARST0332 produced very high LC, particularly after R0 resection (97%), despite lower-than-standard RT doses. Neoadjuvant CT/RT enabled delayed R0/R1 resection in most patients and is preferred over adjuvant therapy due to the lower RT dose delivered.
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- Lynn Million
- Department of Radiation Oncology (LM, SSD) and Department of Pediatrics (SS), Stanford University, Stanford, California.
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (LM, SSD) and Department of Pediatrics (SS), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC), Lincoln, Rhode Island
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- Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC), Lincoln, Rhode Island
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (LM, SSD) and Department of Pediatrics (SS), Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California
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Ferrari A, van Noesel MM, Brennan B, Zanetti I, Corradini N, Casanova M, Berlanga P, Merks JHM, Alaggio R, Schifflers S, Ramirez-Villar GL, Giraudo C, Burrieza GG, Safwat A, Bisogno G, De Salvo GL, Orbach D. Paediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: the prospective NRSTS 2005 study by the European Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG). THE LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH 2021; 5:546-558. [PMID: 34214481 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(21)00159-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND A standardised approach to treatment of paediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS), which account for about 4% of childhood cancers, is still lacking. We report the results of the NRSTS 2005 protocol developed specifically by the European Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG) to determine a risk-adapted multimodal standard of care for this group of tumours. METHODS The EpSSG NRSTS 2005 study included two prospective, non-randomised, historically controlled trials (one on localised adult-type NRSTS and the other on localised synovial sarcoma) done at 100 academic centres and hospitals in 14 countries. Patients younger than 21 years with a pathologically proven diagnosis of synovial sarcoma or an adult-type NRSTS, no evidence of metastatic disease, no previous treatment other than primary surgery, and diagnostic specimens available for pathological review were included. Patients were stratified by surgical stage, tumour size, nodal involvement, tumour grade (for adult-type NRSTS), and tumour site (for synovial sarcoma). Patients were then divided into four treatment groups: surgery alone, adjuvant radiotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy), or neoadjuvant chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy). The main chemotherapy regimen was ifosfamide (3·0 g/m2 intravenously per day for 3 days) plus doxorubicin (37·5 mg/m2 intravenously per day for 2 days); only ifosfamide (3·0 g/m2 intravenously per day for 2 days) was given concomitantly with radiotherapy (delivered with three-dimensional conformal external beam technique, using conventional fractionation [1·8 daily fractions, 5 days per week] at a dose of 50·4 Gy or 54·0 Gy, to a maximum of 59·4 Gy). The number of chemotherapy cycles ranged from three to seven depending on the stage of the disease. The primary outcomes were event-free survival and overall survival. This study has been completed, and is registered under EudraCT, 2005-001139-31. FINDINGS Between May 31, 2005, and Dec 31, 2016, 1321 patients were enrolled, of whom 569 (206 with synovial sarcoma and 363 with adult-type NRSTS), with a median age of 12·6 years (IQR 8·2-14·9), were included in this analysis. With a median follow-up of 80·0 months (IQR 54·3-111·3) for the 467 patients alive, 5-year event-free survival was 73·7% (95% CI 69·7-77·2) and 5-year overall survival was 83·8% (95% CI 80·3-86·7). 5-year event-free survival was 91·4% (95% CI 87·0-94·4) and 5-year overall survival was 98·1% (95% CI 95·0-99·3) in the surgery alone group (n=250); 75·5% (46·9-90·1) and 88·2% (60·6-96·9) in the adjuvant radiotherapy group (n=17); 65·6% (54·8-74·5) and 75·8% (65·3-83·5) in the adjuvant chemotherapy group (n=93); and 56·4% (49·3-63·0) and 70·4% (63·3-76·4) in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group (n=209). Reported severe adverse events included one case of generalised seizures (probably related to ifosfamide) and six cases of secondary tumours. INTERPRETATION Findings from the EpSSG NRSTS 2005 study help to define the risk-adapted standard of care for this patient population. Adjuvant treatment can be safely omitted in the low-risk population (classified here as the surgery alone group). Improving the outcome for patients with high-risk, initially resected adult-type NRSTS and those with initially unresectable disease remains a major clinical challenge. FUNDING Fondazione Città della Speranza.
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- Andrea Ferrari
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy.
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands; Division Cancer and Imaging, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Paediatric Oncology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Hematology Oncology Division, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Institut d'Hematologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique/Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology, Gustave-Roussy, Cancer Campus, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Pathology Department, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology and Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Department, Hospital Infantil Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Department and Danish Center for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Hematology Oncology Division, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- SIREDO Oncology Center, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, France
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Nakamura T, Saito Y, Tsuchiya K, Miyachi M, Iwata S, Sudo A, Kawai A. Is perioperative chemotherapy recommended in childhood and adolescent patients with synovial sarcoma? A systematic review. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 51:927-931. [PMID: 33822979 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Synovial sarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcomas among childhood and adolescents, accounting for 8-10% of all soft tissue sarcoma. Synovial sarcoma is considered a relatively chemosensitive tumor compared with other soft tissue sarcomas. However, the role of perioperative chemotherapy in synovial sarcoma remains controversial. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the role of perioperative chemotherapy in childhood and adolescent patients with synovial sarcoma. METHODS We evaluated studies published between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2017. The following databases were searched: MEDLINE, Cochrane database (via PubMed) and Ichushi (in Japanese). RESULTS The search yielded 216 articles in English and Japanese. After the initial screening, based on the title and abstract, 160 articles were excluded. As a second screening, we then assessed the full text of the remaining 56 articles for eligibility. Finally, 10 articles were included in the systematic review. Surgical resection with R0 margin alone was recommended because of the excellent results of two prospective studies. Meta-analysis was performed using data from two retrospective studies of 261 patients. Perioperative chemotherapy did not have a significant effect on survival and event-free survival. CONCLUSIONS We weakly do not recommend perioperative chemotherapy in patients with non-metastatic synovial sarcoma ≤ 5 cm when R0 resection is acquired. There was no consensus concerning the role of perioperative chemotherapy in patients with synovial sarcoma > 5 cm or those with ≤5 cm who undergo R1 or R2 resection.
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- Tomoki Nakamura
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie Graduate School of Medicine Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tama-Hokubu Medical Center Higashimurayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie Graduate School of Medicine Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo, Japan
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Milgrom SA, Million L, Mandeville H, Safwat A, Ermoian RP, Terezakis S. Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68 Suppl 2:e28279. [PMID: 33818885 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) comprise 4% of childhood cancers and consist of numerous histologic subtypes. Prognostic factors associated with poor outcome include high histologic grade, large tumor size, presence of metastases, and unresectability. Complete surgical resection is critical for the best oncologic outcomes and is prioritized in treatment algorithms. The use of radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy is based upon factors such as resectability, histologic grade, tumor size, and stage. North American and European trials are defining a risk-based approach to NRSTS to limit treatment-related toxicity and to maximize therapeutic efficacy. In this paper, we summarize the current roles of surgery, RT, and chemotherapy in NRSTS and describe ongoing research that is advancing the care of NRSTS patients.
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- Sarah A Milgrom
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Karpelowksy J, Seitz G. A Surgical Approach to Pulmonary Metastasis in Children. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2021; 30:389-399. [PMID: 33706907 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2020.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Decisions regarding the role of surgery in pulmonary metastasis need to take into account histology and biology of the cancer. Response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, balanced with toxicities, factors into decisions about metastasectomy. The less sensitive the tumor is to adjuvant therapy, the more likely that metastasectomy may be beneficial. Broad principles include the following: the aims of resection are localized resections with clear margins, with the aim of preserving adequate lung volume; unnecessary toxic therapy sometimes is avoided with accurate diagnosis; tumor type is of utmost importance; and number of metastases and the disease-free interval are not contraindications to metastasectomy.
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- Jonathan Karpelowksy
- Pediatric Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Children's Cancer Research Unit, Kids Research Institute, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Baldingerstraße, Marburg 35043, Germany
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Weiss AR, Chen YL, Scharschmidt TJ, Chi YY, Tian J, Black JO, Davis JL, Fanburg-Smith JC, Zambrano E, Anderson J, Arens R, Binitie O, Choy E, Davis JW, Hayes-Jordan A, Kao SC, Kayton ML, Kessel S, Lim R, Meyer WH, Million L, Okuno SH, Ostrenga A, Parisi MT, Pryma DA, Randall RL, Rosen MA, Schlapkohl M, Shulkin BL, Smith EA, Sorger JI, Terezakis S, Hawkins DS, Spunt SL, Wang D. Pathological response in children and adults with large unresected intermediate-grade or high-grade soft tissue sarcoma receiving preoperative chemoradiotherapy with or without pazopanib (ARST1321): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 2020; 21:1110-1122. [PMID: 32702309 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30325-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Outcomes for children and adults with advanced soft tissue sarcoma are poor with traditional therapy. We investigated whether the addition of pazopanib to preoperative chemoradiotherapy would improve pathological near complete response rate compared with chemoradiotherapy alone. METHODS In this joint Children's Oncology Group and NRG Oncology multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial, we enrolled eligible adults (aged ≥18 years) and children (aged between 2 and <18 years) from 57 hospitals in the USA and Canada with unresected, newly diagnosed trunk or extremity chemotherapy-sensitive soft tissue sarcoma, which were larger than 5 cm in diameter and of intermediate or high grade. Eligible patients had Lansky (if aged ≤16 years) or Karnofsky (if aged >16 years) performance status score of at least 70. Patients received ifosfamide (2·5 g/m2 per dose intravenously on days 1-3 with mesna) and doxorubicin (37·5 mg/m2 per dose intravenously on days 1-2) with 45 Gy preoperative radiotherapy, followed by surgical resection at week 13. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) using a web-based system, in an unmasked manner, to receive oral pazopanib (if patients <18 years 350 mg/m2 once daily; if patients ≥18 years 600 mg once daily) or not (control group), with pazopanib not given immediately before or after surgery at week 13. The study projected 100 randomly assigned patients were needed to show an improvement in the number of participants with a 90% or higher pathological response at week 13 from 40% to 60%. Analysis was done per protocol. This study has completed accrual and is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02180867. FINDINGS Between July 7, 2014, and Oct 1, 2018, 81 eligible patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to the pazopanib group (n=42) or the control group (n=39). At the planned second interim analysis with 42 evaluable patients and a median follow-up of 0·8 years (IQR 0·3-1·6) in the pazopanib group and 1 year (0·3-1·6) in the control group, the number of patients with a 90% pathological response or higher was 14 (58%) of 24 patients in the pazopanib group and four (22%) of 18 patients in the control group, with a between-group difference in the number of 90% or higher pathological response of 36·1% (83·8% CI 16·5-55·8). On the basis of an interim analysis significance level of 0·081 (overall one-sided significance level of 0·20, power of 0·80, and O'Brien-Fleming-type cumulative error spending function), the 83·8% CI for response difference was between 16·5% and 55·8% and thus excluded 0. The improvement in pathological response rate with the addition of pazopanib crossed the predetermined boundary and enrolment was stopped. The most common grade 3-4 adverse events were leukopenia (16 [43%] of 37 patients), neutropenia (15 [41%]), and febrile neutropenia (15 [41%]) in the pazopanib group, and neutropenia (three [9%] of 35 patients) and febrile neutropenia (three [9%]) in the control group. 22 (59%) of 37 patients in the pazopanib group had a pazopanib-related serious adverse event. Paediatric and adult patients had a similar number of grade 3 and 4 toxicity. There were seven deaths (three in the pazopanib group and four in the control group), none of which were treatment related. INTERPRETATION In this presumed first prospective trial of soft tissue sarcoma spanning nearly the entire age spectrum, adding pazopanib to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy improved the rate of pathological near complete response, suggesting that this is a highly active and feasible combination in children and adults with advanced soft tissue sarcoma. The comparison of survival outcomes requires longer follow-up. FUNDING National Institutes of Health, St Baldrick's Foundation, Seattle Children's Foundation.
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- Aaron R Weiss
- Department of Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, James Cancer Hospital and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Preventative Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Presbyterian St Luke Medical Centre, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck and Co, North Wales, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Trials, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Sarcoma, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Palm Beach Children's Hospital, St Mary's Medical Center, Florida Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
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- Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core Rhode Island, Lincoln, RI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Ferrari A, Merks JH, Chisholm JC, Orbach D, Brennan B, Gallego S, van Noesel MM, McHugh K, van Rijn RR, Gaze MN, Martelli H, Bergeron C, Corradini N, Minard-Colin V, Bisogno G, Geoerger B, Caron HN, De Salvo GL, Casanova M. Outcomes of metastatic non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) treated within the BERNIE study: a randomised, phase II study evaluating the addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy. Eur J Cancer 2020; 130:72-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ingley KM, Cohen-Gogo S, Gupta AA. Systemic therapy in pediatric-type soft-tissue sarcoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 27:6-16. [PMID: 32174753 DOI: 10.3747/co.27.5481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Soft-tissue sarcoma (sts) is rare and represents approximately 7% of cancers in children and in adolescents less than 20 years of age. Rhabdomyosarcoma (rms) is most prevalent in children less than 10 years of age and peaks again during adolescence (16-19 years of age). Multi-agent chemotherapy constitutes the mainstay of treatment for rms. In other non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue tumours, such as synovial sarcoma, evidence for routine use of chemotherapy is less robust, and alternative treatment options, including targeted agents and immunotherapy, are being explored. In this review, we focus on chemotherapy for pediatric-type rms and discuss the advances and challenges in systemic treatment for select non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue tumours in children and adolescents. We support an increasingly cooperative approach for treating pediatric and adult sts.
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- K M Ingley
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Service, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON.,Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON.,Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON
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Yalçın K, Tüysüz G, Genç M, Özbudak İH, Derin AT, Karaali K, Küpesiz A, Güler E. Pediatric Tonsillar Synovial Sarcoma- Very Rare Localization: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Turk Patoloji Derg 2020; 36:82-86. [PMID: 30632126 PMCID: PMC10512667 DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2018.01449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tonsillar synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare entity and only 9 adult patients have been reported up to now. Here, we describe the first pediatric tonsillar synovial sarcoma of the literature in a patient who presented with a 2-month history of dysphagia and snoring. Clinical and radiological examinations showed that the tumor arose from the right palatine tonsil and narrowed the parapharyngeal space. An incisional biopsy from the palatine tonsil revealed the diagnosis of synovial sarcoma. The patient has underwent total tonsillectomy and received radiotherapy and chemotherapy because of the positive surgical margins. The patient is clinically in good condition and free of tumor 30 months after the initial diagnosis. We achieved a long-term complete remission with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in our case. Tonsillar synovial sarcoma should be kept in mind while dealing with tonsillar masses. We can conclude that a multidisciplinary approach is warranted while treating synovial sarcoma with this localization.
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- Koray Yalçın
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Nose Throat Ear Surgery, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Akdeniz University Medicine Faculty, ANTALYA, TURKEY
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Spunt SL, Million L, Chi YY, Anderson J, Tian J, Hibbitts E, Coffin C, McCarville MB, Randall RL, Parham DM, Black JO, Kao SC, Hayes-Jordan A, Wolden S, Laurie F, Speights R, Kawashima E, Skapek SX, Meyer W, Pappo AS, Hawkins DS. A risk-based treatment strategy for non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcomas in patients younger than 30 years (ARST0332): a Children's Oncology Group prospective study. Lancet Oncol 2019; 21:145-161. [PMID: 31786124 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(19)30672-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tumour grade, tumour size, resection potential, and extent of disease affect outcome in paediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcoma (NRSTS), but no risk stratification systems exist and the standard of care is poorly defined. We developed a risk stratification system from known prognostic factors and assessed it in the context of risk-adapted therapy for young patients with NRSTS. METHODS In this prospective study, eligible patients enrolled in 159 hospitals in three countries were younger than 30 years, had a Lansky (patients ≤16 years) or Karnofsky (patients >16 years) performance status score of at least 50, and a new diagnosis of a WHO (2002 criteria) intermediate (rarely metastasising) or malignant soft-tissue tumour (apart from tumour types eligible for other Children's Oncology Group studies and tumours for which the therapy in this trial was deemed inappropriate), malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour, non-metastatic and grossly resected dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver, or unclassified malignant soft-tissue sarcoma. Each patient was assigned to one of three risk groups and one of four treatment groups. Risk groups were: low (non-metastatic R0 or R1 low-grade, or ≤5 cm R1 high-grade tumour); intermediate (non-metastatic R0 or R1 >5 cm high-grade, or unresected tumour of any size or grade); or high (metastatic tumour). The treatment groups were surgery alone, radiotherapy (55·8 Gy), chemoradiotherapy (chemotherapy and 55·8 Gy radiotherapy), and neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (chemotherapy and 45 Gy radiotherapy, then surgery and radiotherapy boost based on margins with continued chemotherapy). Chemotherapy included six cycles of ifosfamide 3 g/m2 per dose intravenously on days 1-3 and five cycles of doxorubicin 37·5 mg/m2 per dose intravenously on days 1-2 every 3 weeks with sequence adjusted on the basis of timing of surgery or radiotherapy. The primary outcomes were event-free survival, overall survival, and the pattern of treatment failure. Analysis was done per protocol. This study has been completed and is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00346164. FINDINGS Between Feb 5, 2007, and Feb 10, 2012, 550 eligible patients were enrolled, of whom 21 were treated in the incorrect group and excluded from this analysis. 529 evaluable patients were included in the analysis: low-risk (n=222), intermediate-risk (n=227), high-risk (n=80); surgery alone (n=205), radiotherapy (n=17), chemoradiotherapy (n=111), and neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (n=196). At a median follow-up of 6·5 years (IQR 4·9-7·9), 5-year event-free survival and overall survival were: 88·9% (95% CI 84·0-93·8) and 96·2% (93·2-99·2) in the low-risk group; 65·0% (58·2-71·8) and 79·2% (73·4-85·0) in the intermediate-risk group; and 21·2% (11·4-31·1) and 35·5% (23·6-47·4) in the high-risk group, respectively. Risk group predicted event-free survival and overall survival (p<0·0001). No deaths from toxic events during treatment were reported. Nine patients had unexpected grade 4 adverse events (chemoradiotherapy group, n=2; neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy group, n=7), including three wound complications that required surgery (all in the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy group). INTERPRETATION Pre-treatment clinical features can be used to effectively define treatment failure risk and to stratify young patients with NRSTS for risk-adapted therapy. Most low-risk patients can be cured without adjuvant therapy, thereby avoiding known long-term treatment complications. Survival remains suboptimal for intermediate-risk and high-risk patients and novel therapies are needed. FUNDING National Institutes of Health, St Baldrick's Foundation, Seattle Children's Foundation, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities.
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- Sheri L Spunt
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core Rhode Island, Lincoln, RI, USA
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- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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Tinkle CL, Lu J, Han Y, Li Y, McCarville BM, Neel MD, Bishop MW, Krasin MJ. Curative-intent radiotherapy for pediatric osteosarcoma: The St. Jude experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2019; 66:e27763. [PMID: 31012273 PMCID: PMC6588458 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radiation therapy (RT) confers local tumor control and survival advantages in some patients with osteosarcoma, yet pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) population studies are limited. METHODS Twenty-eight patients treated with curative-intent RT (median dose, 59.4 Gy; range, 40-76 Gy) at our institution from 1990 to 2017 were retrospectively identified. Cumulative incidence (CIN) of local failure (LF) was estimated by Gray's method and overall survival (OS) by the Kaplan-Meier method. Competing-risk regression and Cox proportional hazards models determined predictors of outcome. Toxicity was reported according to CTCAE v4.0. RESULTS With a median follow-up of 99.1 months in living patients, nine patients (32.1%) developed LF. Estimated CINs of LF with competing risk of death at 5 years for the entire cohort, patients at initial diagnosis (n = 16), and recurrent/refractory patients (n = 12) were 32.7% (95% CI, 16.0-50.5%), 25.0% (95% CI, 7.3-48.0%), and 43.8% (95% CI, 13.6-71.0%), respectively (P = 0.31). Estimated 5-year OS was 42.6% (95% CI, 23.2-62.0%), 54.6% (95% CI, 29.5-79.6%), and 24.3% (95% CI, 0-52.2%), respectively (P = 0.15). No clinicopathologic features were significantly associated with LF, yet lack of chemotherapy or metastasis at the time of RT was independent significant prognostic factors of decreased OS. Eleven patients experienced RT-related morbidity, with two grade 3 toxicities and no grade 4/5 events. CONCLUSIONS Curative-intent RT in pediatric and AYA patients was well tolerated and achieved a local tumor control rate of 75% in patients with primary disease. Local control rates were similar to those in primarily adult studies, with similar or lower doses.
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- Christopher L. Tinkle
- Departments of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.,Correspondence: Christopher L. Tinkle, MD, PhD; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS 210; Memphis, TN 38105. Tel: (901) 595-3226; Fax: (901) 595-3113;
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Departments of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Departments of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Departments of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Departments of Surgery, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Departments of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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Riedel RF, Jones RL, Italiano A, Bohac C, Thompson JC, Mueller K, Khan Z, Pollack SM, Van Tine BA. Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy in Synovial Sarcoma: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10110417. [PMID: 30388821 PMCID: PMC6267101 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10110417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Synovial sarcoma (SS) is an aggressive malignancy which accounts for approximately 5–10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. SS has pathologic and genomic characteristics that define it as a distinct subtype of soft tissue sarcoma (STS). STS subtypes continue to be recognized as distinct entities with specific characteristics, including differential chemo-sensitivity. The objective of this study was to conduct a descriptive review of current data on survival outcomes of systemic anti-cancer therapy specific to SS. A systematic literature review was conducted, using a custom search strategy to search EMBASE, Medline and CENTRAL for clinical trials and observational studies reporting overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and/or response for cohorts of at least 50 SS patients. We identified 28 studies meeting these criteria, 25 of which were retrospective studies. Only three prospective studies were identified. Survival reports varied widely between studies based on the population, in particular on the disease stage, and reporting was heterogeneous in terms of the time points reported on. For patients with localized disease, reports of five-year PFS ranged from 26% to 80.7% and five-year OS from 40% to 90.7%, whereas five-year OS for patients with metastatic disease was very low at around 10%; and in one case, 0% was reported. Only four of the included publications reported outcomes by type of systemic anti-cancer therapy received. Our study draws attention to the fact that additional prospective studies to better define the most appropriate treatment for SS in all stages and lines of therapy are still needed.
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- Richard F Riedel
- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Bergonié, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- Immune Design Corporation, San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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- ICON Epidemiology, ICON plc, Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1, Canada.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Wu LW, Pavlock T, Patterson A, Post A, Ambrose C, Rajaram V, Pavlick DC, Cooke M, Miller VA, Albacker LA, Ali SM, Smith S, Cox MC, Martin A, Megison S, Laetsch TW. Durable Clinical Response to Larotrectinib in an Adolescent Patient With an Undifferentiated Sarcoma Harboring an STRN- NTRK2 Fusion. JCO Precis Oncol 2018; 2:1800101. [PMID: 32913990 PMCID: PMC7446438 DOI: 10.1200/po.18.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Lawrence W Wu
- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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- , , , , and , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; , , , , , , , and , Children's Health, Dallas, TX; , , , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA; and and , Loxo Oncology, South San Francisco, CA
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Kirino T, Funakoshi Y, Miyata N, Okada M, Moriuchi H. Synovial sarcoma of the left forearm in a neonate. Pediatr Int 2018; 60:604-605. [PMID: 29924478 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Taizou Kirino
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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Newly Characterized Murine Undifferentiated Sarcoma Models Sensitive to Virotherapy with Oncolytic HSV-1 M002. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2017; 7:27-36. [PMID: 29034313 PMCID: PMC5633864 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Despite advances in conventional chemotherapy, surgical techniques, and radiation, outcomes for patients with relapsed, refractory, or metastatic soft tissue sarcomas are dismal. Survivors often suffer from lasting morbidity from current treatments. New targeted therapies with less toxicity, such as those that harness the immune system, and immunocompetent murine sarcoma models to test these therapies are greatly needed. We characterized two new serendipitous murine models of undifferentiated sarcoma (SARC-28 and SARC-45) and tested their sensitivity to virotherapy with oncolytic herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). Both models expressed high levels of the primary HSV entry molecule nectin-1 (CD111) and were susceptible to killing by interleukin-12 (IL-12) producing HSV-1 M002 in vitro and in vivo. M002 resulted in a significant intratumoral increase in effector CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and activated monocytes, and a decrease in myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in immunocompetent mice. Compared to parent virus R3659 (no IL-12 production), M002 resulted in higher CD8:MDSC and CD8:T regulatory cell (Treg) ratios, suggesting that M002 creates a more favorable immune tumor microenvironment. These data provide support for clinical trials targeting sarcomas with oncolytic HSV-1. These models provide an exciting opportunity to explore combination therapies for soft tissue sarcomas that rely on an intact immune system to reach full therapeutic potential.
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Ferrari A, Magni C, Bergamaschi L, Cecchetto G, Alaggio R, Milano GM, Bertolini P, Basso E, Manzitti C, Di Martino M, Giurici N, Melchionda F, Cecinati V, Chiaravalli S, Affinita MC, Scagnellato A, Casanova M, Bisogno G. Pediatric nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas arising at visceral sites. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64. [PMID: 28233470 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pediatric nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) may rarely occur in visceral tissues, and little is known about their clinical history. The present study retrospectively analyzed a group of patients prospectively registered in Italian pediatric protocols conducted between 1979 and 2004. METHODS Inclusion criteria for the study were as follows: a pathological diagnosis of "adult-type NRSTS," arising at visceral sites (lung-pleurae, liver, kidney, and mesentery-bowel); age under 18 years; no previous treatment except for primary surgery; available clinical data; and written consent. RESULTS Thirty cases with visceral NRSTS were collected and analyzed. Sites of origin were as follows: mesentery-bowel in 12 cases, lung-pleurae in 11, liver in 5, and kidney in 2. According to the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study (IRS) surgical grouping system, patients were classified as follows: nine IRS group I, three group II, 12 group III, and six group IV. Patients were treated with a multimodal approach including surgery, radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy, according to their characteristics. For the series as a whole, the 5-year event-free and overall survival rates were 33.3% and 40.0%, respectively. The IRS group (reflecting the feasibility of initial complete resection) emerged as the main prognostic factor. Survival rates also correlated with tumor size and local invasiveness, histological subtype, and tumor sites (the worst outcome was seen for tumors arising in the lung and pleurae). CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that visceral NRSTS are aggressive tumors carrying a worse prognosis than pediatric NRSTS arising in soft tissues of the extremities. Local treatment remains the main challenge for these tumors.
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- Andrea Ferrari
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Division, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Giannina Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Service, Department of Pediatrics, Second University, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Department of Hematology, Transfusion Medicine and Biotechnology, Pescara
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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Chisholm JC, Merks JH, Casanova M, Bisogno G, Orbach D, Gentet JC, Thomassin-Defachelles AS, Chastagner P, Lowis S, Ronghe M, McHugh K, van Rijn RR, Hilton M, Bachir J, Fürst-Recktenwald S, Geoerger B, Oberlin O. Open-label, multicentre, randomised, phase II study of the EpSSG and the ITCC evaluating the addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy in childhood and adolescent patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (the BERNIE study). Eur J Cancer 2017; 83:177-184. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tinkle CL, Fernandez-Pineda I, Sykes A, Lu Z, Hua CH, Neel MD, Bahrami A, Shulkin BL, Kaste SC, Pappo A, Spunt SL, Krasin MJ. Nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS) in pediatric and young adult patients: Results from a prospective study using limited-margin radiotherapy. Cancer 2017; 123:4419-4429. [PMID: 28759114 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Indications for and delivery of adjuvant therapies for pediatric nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS) have been derived largely from adult studies; therefore, significant concern remains regarding radiation exposure to normal tissue. The authors report long-term treatment outcomes and toxicities for pediatric and young adult patients with high-grade NRSTS who were treated on a prospective trial using limited-margin radiotherapy. METHODS Sixty-two patients (ages 3-22 years) with predominantly high-grade NRSTS requiring radiation were treated on a phase 2 institutional study of conformal external-beam radiotherapy and/or brachytherapy using a 1.5-cm to 2-cm anatomically constrained margin. The estimated cumulative incidence of local failure, Gray's method estimated cumulative incidence of local failure, Kaplan-Meier method estimated survival, competing-risk regression model determined predictors of disease outcome, and toxicity was reported according to CTCAE v2.0. RESULTS At a median follow-up of 5.1 years (range, 0.2-10.9 years), 9 patients had experienced local failure. The 5-year overall cumulative incidence of local failure was 14.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.2%-25%), and all but 1 local failure occurred outside the highest-dose irradiation volume. The 5-year Kaplan-Meier estimates for event-free and overall survival were 49.3% (95% CI, 36.3%-61.1%) and 67.9% (95% CI, 54.2%-78.3%), respectively. Multivariable analysis indicated that younger age was the only independent predictor of local recurrence (P = .004). The 5-year cumulative incidence of grade 3 or 4 late toxicity was 15% (95% CI, 7.2%-25.3%). CONCLUSIONS The delivery of limited-margin radiotherapy using conformal external-beam radiotherapy or brachytherapy provides a high rate of local tumor control without an increase in marginal failures and with acceptable treatment-related morbidity. Cancer 2017;123:4419-29. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
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- Christopher L Tinkle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.,Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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van der Graaf WTA, Orbach D, Judson IR, Ferrari A. Soft tissue sarcomas in adolescents and young adults: a comparison with their paediatric and adult counterparts. Lancet Oncol 2017; 18:e166-e175. [PMID: 28271871 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30099-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Survival outcomes for adolescent and young adult patients with soft tissue sarcomas lag behind those of children diagnosed with histologically similar tumours. To help understand these differences in outcomes, we discuss the following issues with regard to the management of these patients with soft tissue sarcomas: delays in diagnosis, trial availability and participation, aspects of the organisation of care (with an emphasis on age-specific needs), national centralisation of sarcoma care, international consortia, and factors related to tumour biology. Improved understanding of the causes of the survival gap between adolescents and young adults with sarcomas will help drive new initiatives to improve final health outcomes in these populations. In this Review, we specifically focus on embryonal and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, and adult soft tissue sarcomas diagnosed in adolescents and young adults, and discuss the age-specific needs of these patients.
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- Winette T A van der Graaf
- Division of Clinical Studies, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Sarcoma Unit of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Department, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Division of Clinical Studies, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Sarcoma Unit of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Chemotherapy and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pediatric Sarcomas. Sarcoma 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43121-5_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Nathenson MJ, Sausville E. Looking for answers: the current status of neoadjuvant treatment in localized soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2016; 78:895-919. [PMID: 27206640 PMCID: PMC7577379 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-016-3055-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous variant of cancer. The standard of care treatment involves surgical resection with radiation in high-risk patients. Despite appropriate treatment approximately 50 % of patients will suffer and die from recurrent disease. The purpose of this article is to review the current evidence concerning the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiation in soft tissue sarcomas. METHODS An in-depth literature search was conducted using Ovid Medline and PubMed. RESULTS The most active chemotherapeutic agents in sarcoma are anthracyclines and ifosfamide. Adjuvant chemotherapy trials show only minimal benefit. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy offers the potential advantage of reducing the extent of surgery, increasing the limb salvage rate, early exposure of micrometastatic disease to chemotherapy, and assessment of tumor response to chemotherapy. Some retrospective and phase II trials suggest a benefit to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Unfortunately, no clearly positive phase III prospectively randomized trials exist for neoadjuvant therapy in soft tissue sarcomas. CONCLUSIONS The current neoadjuvant chemotherapy trials that do exist are heterogeneous resulting in conflicting results. However, neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiation can be considered in patients with high-risk disease in an attempt to improve long-term outcomes.
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- Michael J Nathenson
- Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd Unit 450, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street Suite 9d10, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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BACKGROUND Nearly half of soft tissue sarcomas are nonrhabdomyosarcomas (NRSTSs). The low-grade (LG) form comprises a heterogenous group of diseases that rarely metastasize but are known for local recurrence. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate pediatric LG-NRSTS with regard to demography, survival, and factors affecting outcome in Egyptian patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study reviewed 66 NRSTS patients who presented to the Pediatric Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, between January 2008 and December 2013. RESULTS Out of the reviewed cases 32 patients had LG tumors and were eligible for analysis. The male to female ratio was 1:1 and the median age was 7.5 years (range, 1 mo to 18 y). Desmoid fibromatosis (N=18) showed frequent local recurrence and nearly half of this group was alive without disease. No recurrence of the disease occurred in the nonfibromatosis group (n=14) and all patients were alive and free of disease. The 5-year overall survival was 88% for the entire group of study patients versus 45% for event-free survival. Tumors >5 cm in diameter and fibromatosis histology subtype were associated with lower EFS. CONCLUSIONS LG-NRSTS generally has good prognosis, with overall survival reaching 90%. However, aggressive fibromatosis usually runs a poorer course in the form of high incidence of local recurrence and lower survival rates. This needs to be further assessed in larger prospective studies including novel therapies in addition to the current conventional modalities.
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Black JO, Coffin CM, Parham DM, Hawkins DS, Speights RA, Spunt SL. Opportunities for Improvement in Pathology Reporting of Childhood Nonrhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Report From Children's Oncology Group (COG) Study ARST0332. Am J Clin Pathol 2016; 146:328-38. [PMID: 27510717 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqw114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Treatment of soft tissue tumors in young patients relies on the diagnostic information conveyed in the pathology report. We examined pathology reports from Children's Oncology Group ARST0332 for inclusion of data elements required in published guidelines. METHODS Pathology reports for 551 eligible patients were examined for required data elements defined by the College of American Pathologists, including tissue type, procedure, tumor site, tumor maximum diameter, macroscopic extent of tumor, histologic type, mitotic rate, extent of necrosis, tumor grade, margin status, use of ancillary studies, and pathologic stage. RESULTS Only 65 (12%) of 551 reports included all required data elements. Of reports containing synoptic templates, 57% were complete. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals significant opportunity to improve the quality of pathology reports in young patients with soft tissue tumors. Use of templates or checklists improves completeness of reports.
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- Jennifer O Black
- From the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Aurora
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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Techavichit P, Masand PM, Himes RW, Abbas R, Goss JA, Vasudevan SA, Finegold MJ, Heczey A. Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver (UESL): A Single-Center Experience and Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2016; 38:261-8. [PMID: 26925712 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL) is a rare and aggressive pediatric malignancy. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features and outcome of children with UESL at our institution, in the United Network of Organ Sharing database and to review the existing literature to define the state of the art for children with UESL. Six children were diagnosed with UESL at the Texas Children's Cancer Center between 1993 and 2014, 12 children underwent liver transplantation registered in the United Network of Organ Sharing database, and 198 children with UESL were described in 23 case series during 1978 to 2014. Patients were treated with multimodal treatment approaches including primary surgical resection, neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant chemotherapy, and liver transplantation resulting in overall survival reported between 20% and 100% with significant improvement over the recent years. We show that complete tumor removal remains the key element of treatment and our single-institutional experience and data in the published literature suggest that combination chemotherapy with ifosfamide and doxorubicin to facilitate complete surgical resection is an effective approach to cure children with UESL.
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- Piti Techavichit
- *Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Departments of †Radiology ‡Pediatrics, Section Gastroenterology §Surgery ∥Pathology ¶Pediatrics, Section Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Qureshi SS, Bhagat M. Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcomas in children: Contemporary appraisal and experience from a single centre. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2015; 20:165-9. [PMID: 26628806 PMCID: PMC4586977 DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.154664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nonrhabdmyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) include a cluster of different types of soft tissue sarcomas clubbed together due to the rarity of individual subtypes. The diagnostic accuracy is lately reinforced due to the availability of immunohistochemical and molecular markers. Surgery is the central modality of treatment since many of them are insensitive to chemotherapy. With the availability of rational risk stratification system, efforts are in progress to evaluate the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy to improve outcomes especially for the locally advanced disease. The survival remains dismal for metastatic disease. This review highlights the current status of NRSTS and also describes the experience from a single centre in treatment of NRSTS.
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- Sajid S Qureshi
- Department of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Deel MD, Li JJ, Crose LES, Linardic CM. A Review: Molecular Aberrations within Hippo Signaling in Bone and Soft-Tissue Sarcomas. Front Oncol 2015; 5:190. [PMID: 26389076 PMCID: PMC4557106 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Hippo signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved developmental network vital for the regulation of organ size, tissue homeostasis, repair and regeneration, and cell fate. The Hippo pathway has also been shown to have tumor suppressor properties. Hippo transduction involves a series of kinases and scaffolding proteins that are intricately connected to proteins in developmental cascades and in the tissue microenvironment. This network governs the downstream Hippo transcriptional co-activators, YAP and TAZ, which bind to and activate the output of TEADs, as well as other transcription factors responsible for cellular proliferation, self-renewal, differentiation, and survival. Surprisingly, there are few oncogenic mutations within the core components of the Hippo pathway. Instead, dysregulated Hippo signaling is a versatile accomplice to commonly mutated cancer pathways. For example, YAP and TAZ can be activated by oncogenic signaling from other pathways, or serve as co-activators for classical oncogenes. Emerging evidence suggests that Hippo signaling couples cell density and cytoskeletal structural changes to morphogenic signals and conveys a mesenchymal phenotype. While much of Hippo biology has been described in epithelial cell systems, it is clear that dysregulated Hippo signaling also contributes to malignancies of mesenchymal origin. This review will summarize the known molecular alterations within the Hippo pathway in sarcomas and highlight how several pharmacologic compounds have shown activity in modulating Hippo components, providing proof-of-principle that Hippo signaling may be harnessed for therapeutic application in sarcomas.
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- Michael D Deel
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine , Durham, NC , USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine , Durham, NC , USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine , Durham, NC , USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine , Durham, NC , USA ; Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine , Durham, NC , USA
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Weiss A, Gill J, Goldberg J, Lagmay J, Spraker-Perlman H, Venkatramani R, Reed D. Advances in therapy for pediatric sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep 2015; 16:395. [PMID: 24894064 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-014-0395-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pediatric sarcomas are relatively rare malignancies individually. As a group they are typically approached with combination chemotherapies in addition to local control. Fortunately, these malignancies have been approached through careful clinical trial collaboration to define risk groups and appropriately deliver local control measures and systemic therapies. Although local disease is typically approached with curative intent, therapy typically lasts over 6 months and has significant associated morbidities. It is more difficult to cure metastatic disease or induce sustained remissions. In this article, we discuss recent advances in the understanding of the disease process and highlight recent and future cooperative group trials in osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas, and desmoid tumor as well as discuss promising therapeutic approaches such as epigenetics and immunotherapy.
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- Aaron Weiss
- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME, 04102, USA,
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Nomura F, Kishimoto S. Synovial sarcoma of the temporomandibular joint and infratemporal fossa. Auris Nasus Larynx 2014; 41:572-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chakiba C, Lagarde P, Pissaloux D, Neuville A, Brulard C, Pérot G, Coindre JM, Terrier P, Ranchere-Vince D, Ferrari A, Collini P, Suurmeijer AJH, Blay JY, Terrisse SA, Piperno-Neumann S, Averous G, Bui B, Orbach D, Italiano A, Chibon F. Response to chemotherapy is not related to chromosome instability in synovial sarcoma. Ann Oncol 2014; 25:2267-2271. [PMID: 25070544 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Synovial sarcoma (SS) is an aggressive soft-tissue tumor. Despite being considered as a chemosensitive disease, the real impact of perioperative chemotherapy on metastasis-free survival (MFS) is controversial. We have shown that metastatic relapse of SS is strongly associated with genomic complexity. There are no data regarding the potential correlation between genomic complexity and response to chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study population included 65 SS patients diagnosed between 1991 and 2013 and with available tissue material. Genomic profiling was carried out by using array-CGH. Forty-five SS out of the 65 patients were treated with neoadjuvant anthracycline/ifosfamide-based chemotherapy. Radiological response was assessed according to RECIST criteria. Histological response was defined by the percentage of recognizable tumor cells on the surgical specimen. RESULTS Genomic complexity was significantly associated with MFS. However, there was no statistically significant association between radiological or histological response and genomic complexity. CONCLUSION The absence of significant association between response to chemotherapy and genomic complexity suggests that the prognostic value of chromosome instability in SS is independent of response to chemotherapy; mechanisms leading to metastatic relapse of SS are intrinsic to the biology of the tumor and current cytotoxic drugs are only poorly efficient to prevent it.
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- C Chakiba
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Bergonié; Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié
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- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié; Department of Pathology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux
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- Department of Pathology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon
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- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié; Department of Pathology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié; Department of Pathology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux
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- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié; Department of Pathology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Groningen University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Berard, Lyon
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif
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- Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hautepierre, Strasbourg
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Bergonié; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié
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- Department of Pediatric Oncoloy, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Bergonié; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), U916-Institut Bergonié; Department of Pathology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux.
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Pappo AS, Vassal G, Crowley JJ, Bolejack V, Hogendoorn PCW, Chugh R, Ladanyi M, Grippo JF, Dall G, Staddon AP, Chawla SP, Maki RG, Araujo DM, Geoerger B, Ganjoo K, Marina N, Blay JY, Schuetze SM, Chow WA, Helman LJ. A phase 2 trial of R1507, a monoclonal antibody to the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R), in patients with recurrent or refractory rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, and other soft tissue sarcomas: results of a Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration study. Cancer 2014; 120:2448-56. [PMID: 24797726 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) is implicated in the pathogenesis of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), osteosarcoma (OS), and synovial sarcoma (SS). The authors conducted a multi-institutional phase 2 trial of the monoclonal antibody R1507 in patients with various subtypes of recurrent or refractory sarcomas. METHODS Eligibility criteria included age ≥ 2 years and a diagnosis of recurrent or refractory RMS, OS, SS, and other soft tissue sarcomas. Patients received a weekly dose of 9 mg/kg R1507 intravenously. The primary endpoint was the best objective response rate using World Health Organization criteria. Tumor imaging was performed every 6 weeks × 4 and every 12 weeks thereafter. RESULTS From December 2007 through August 2009, 163 eligible patients from 33 institutions were enrolled. The median patient age was 31 years (range, 7-85 years). Histologic diagnoses included OS (n = 38), RMS (n = 36), SS (n = 23), and other sarcomas (n = 66). The overall objective response rate was 2.5% (95% confidence interval, 0.7%-6.2%). Partial responses were observed in 4 patients, including 2 patients with OS, 1 patient with RMS, and 1 patient with alveolar soft part sarcoma. Four additional patients (3 with RMS and 1 with myxoid liposarcoma) had a ≥ 50% decrease in tumor size that lasted for <4 weeks. The median progression-free survival was 5.7 weeks, and the median overall survival was 11 months. The most common grade 3/4 toxicities were metabolic (12%), hematologic (6%), gastrointestinal (4%), and general constitutional symptoms (8%). CONCLUSIONS R1507 is safe and well tolerated but has limited activity in patients with recurrent or refractory bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Additional studies to help identify the predictive factors associated with clinical benefit in selected histologies such as RMS appear to be warranted.
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- Alberto S Pappo
- Solid Tumor Division, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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Rapidis AD. Sarcomas of the head and neck in adult patients: current concepts and future perspectives. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 8:1271-97. [DOI: 10.1586/14737140.8.8.1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Chmielowski B, Federman N, Tap WD. Clinical trial end points for assessing efficacy of novel therapies for soft-tissue sarcomas. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 12:1217-28. [DOI: 10.1586/era.12.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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S-1 plus CIK as second-line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. Med Oncol 2013; 30:747. [PMID: 24122257 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-013-0747-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of S-1 (Tegafur, Gimeracil, and Oteracil Potassium Capsules) plus CIK (Cytokine-induced killer cells) in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who had previously received gemcitabine-based therapy. In this prospective study, fifty-eight patients were randomly divided into two groups. One group (CT group) was given S-1 alone, and the other group (immuno-CT group) was given S-1 plus CIK. S-1 was administered orally twice a day at 80 mg/m(2)/day on days 1-21 of a 28-day cycle till disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurred. CIK was given for one cycle of 28 days. The disease control rate for S-1 and CIK was 40.0 and 53.6%, respectively (p = 0.621). The serum CA19-9 level decreased for more than 25% was significantly different (33.3 and 60.7 % in CT group and immuno-CT group, respectively, p = 0.037). The median time to progression was 2.5 (95% CI 2.3-2.8) and 2.9 (95% CI 2.6-3.2) months (p = 0.037) for CT group and immuno-CT group, respectively. The median overall survival was 6.1 (95% CI 5.7-6.5) and 6.6 (95% CI 6.1-7.1) months (p = 0.09) for CT group and immuno-CT group, respectively. The difference in hematological toxicity, including leukocytopenia, anemia, and neutropenia, was insignificant between the two groups. In contrast, the differences in non-hematological toxicity, fatigue, and non-infective fever were significantly different between the two groups (p < 0.05). The S-1 plus CIK regimen was well tolerated in a second-line setting in patients with gemcitabine-refractory and advanced pancreatic cancer.
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Successful treatment of recurrent pediatric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a single patient with a novel chemotherapeutic regimen containing celecoxib. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2013; 35:414-6. [PMID: 23669730 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3182915cef] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare tumors characterized as low-to-intermediate grade sarcomas. This is a case of a 7-year-old male with a 5-cm lung mass, which recurred 11 months after complete resection. The recurrence manifested as multifocal metastatic disease involving the ipsilateral parietal and visceral pleura. A novel chemotherapeutic regimen, which included vincristine, ifosfamide, doxorubicin, and celecoxib was utilized for the disease recurrence. The patient had complete and durable remission of the disease and has been disease-free for >4 years. This novel regimen including a cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor may be an effective regimen for metastatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors.
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Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors constituting about 7% of all cancer cases. Rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) constitute about half of all soft tissue sarcomas in children, the rest being constituted by non- rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS). Most RMS present in young children <6 y of age while the NRSTS occur in adolescents and young adults. The latter constitute a diverse group of tumors and are rare in children. The STS generally present as painless enlarging mass or with symptoms of compression/infiltration of adjacent organs or structures. Staging, risk stratification and multidisciplinary approach are needed for the treatment of STS and outcome depends on stage, site and histological type. Treatment of RMS has evolved systematically through various clinical trials. Chemotherapy remains the backbone of treatment for RMS and local control is achieved either with surgery or radiotherapy or both. Management of NRSTS is still a challenge as it is generally chemotherapy-resistant and surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. Outcome therefore depends on whether wide local excision with negative margins is possible. Local radiotherapy is reserved for recurrent, residual and large high grade NRST. The prognosis of metastatic as well as recurrent STS remains dismal.
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Ray A, Huh WW. Current State-of-the-Art Systemic Therapy for Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep 2012; 14:311-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11912-012-0243-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jones KB, Haldar M, Schiffman JD, Cannon-Albright L, Lessnick SL, Sharma S, Capecchi MR, Randall RL. Of mice and men: opportunities to use genetically engineered mouse models of synovial sarcoma for preclinical cancer therapeutic evaluation. Cancer Control 2011; 18:196-203. [PMID: 21666582 DOI: 10.1177/107327481101800307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue malignancy with a predilection for adolescents and young adults. Despite recent improvements in the understanding of its character and etiology, few therapeutic advances have been made. The mortality rate is high among the young population it affects. The low incidence of most subtypes of sarcoma, such as synovial sarcoma, makes disease-specific trials difficult to organize. The biological differences between sarcoma subtypes make inclusion of multiple types in general trials unsatisfactory as well. METHODS A review of the literature regarding targetable pathways in synovial sarcoma was undertaken. A strategy has been devised to utilize available technologies in order to prioritize drug trial planning. RESULTS Cell culture and xenograft research with synovial sarcoma cell lines have identified some critical pathways that may be targetable. Promising therapeutic strategies include newer cytotoxic chemotherapies, antiangiogenic agents, anti-IGF1R pathway agents, anti-Bcl-2/proapoptotic agents, and histone deacetylase complex inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS We propose to prioritize potential therapeutic strategies via preclinical testing of agents in a genetic mouse model of synovial sarcoma. Preclinical optimization of treatment regimens can guide the development of more focused patient trials.
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- Kevin B Jones
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Center for Children’s Cancer Research, at The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Smith KB, Indelicato DJ, Knapik JA, Morris C, Kirwan J, Zlotecki RA, Scarborough MT, Gibbs CP, Marcus RB. Definitive radiotherapy for unresectable pediatric and young adult nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 57:247-51. [PMID: 21671361 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few published articles describe outcomes following definitive radiation for unresectable pediatric and young adult nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognostic factors, outcomes, and complications in patients age 30 years or younger with NRSTS treated at the University of Florida from 1973 to 2002. PROCEDURE Nineteen pediatric and young adult patients with NRSTS were treated with radiotherapy after biopsy. Thirteen patients had high-grade tumors. The median age at radiotherapy was 19.6 years; the median dose was 55.2 Gy. Twelve patients received chemotherapy. Prognostic factors for local recurrence, distant metastases, and survival were analyzed. RESULTS Median follow-up was 2.6 years. The 5-year local-control rate was 40%. Nine out of 13 local failures occurred in the absence of metastatic disease. All patients with local failures died of their cancer, and 8 patients died without evidence of distant metastases. There was a trend toward improved local control with low/intermediate-grade tumors. Freedom from distant metastases at 5 years was 68%. Fourteen patients died of their disease. The 5-year overall survival was 37%. There was one grade 4 complication based on NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3. CONCLUSION Young patients with unresectable NRSTS have a poor outcome thereby justifying current study efforts focused on treatment intensification. By demonstrating that all patients with local recurrence died of disease and more than half of these deaths occurred in the absence of distant spread, these results suggests that improved means of local control may translate into improvement in survival.
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- Kristy B Smith
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Bodoky G, Timcheva C, Spigel DR, La Stella PJ, Ciuleanu TE, Pover G, Tebbutt NC. A phase II open-label randomized study to assess the efficacy and safety of selumetinib (AZD6244 [ARRY-142886]) versus capecitabine in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer who have failed first-line gemcitabine therapy. Invest New Drugs 2011; 30:1216-23. [PMID: 21594619 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-011-9687-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/05/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Selumetinib is a potent, selective MEK inhibitor with efficacy in several tumor models. This study compared selumetinib with capecitabine in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer who had been pretreated with a gemcitabine-based regimen. In this randomized, multicenter phase II study (NCT00372944), patients received either 100 mg oral selumetinib twice daily or 1,250 mg/m(2) oral capecitabine twice daily for 2 weeks followed by a 1-week break, given in 3-weekly cycles. The primary endpoint was overall survival. In all 70 patients were randomized. The median survival was 5.4 months in the selumetinib group and 5.0 months in the capecitabine group (hazard ratio 1.03; two-sided 80% confidence interval = 0.68,1.57; P = 0.92). Disease progression events occurred in 84% and 88% of patients in the selumetinib and capecitabine treatment groups, respectively. Gastrointestinal adverse events (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) were commonly observed in both treatment groups. Other frequently reported adverse events were acneiform dermatitis and peripheral edema with selumetinib, and palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia with capecitabine. There was no statistically significant difference in overall survival between selumetinib and capecitabine as second-line treatment in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Selumetinib was well tolerated with a manageable safety profile.
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- György Bodoky
- Department of Oncology, St. László Hospital, Gyáli út 5-7, 1097, Budapest, Hungary.
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