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In This Issue |
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Feature
Articles |
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Recent Support for Sarcoma Research
Editorial by Bruce
Shriver |
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CTOS Op Ed:
SARC and Clinical Trials
Dr. Maki discusses
SARC as an effort to perform clinical trials efficiently and effectively. |
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A Different View of Sarcoma Statistics
Joan Darling delves into the "interesting
but not always intuitive field of cancer statistics". |
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From
A Nurse's Perspective: Sarcoma "Support Groups"
Denise Reinke, RN and
Martha Crist, RN
discuss sarcoma "support groups". |
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Shades of My Survival
We highlight several poems and photos
by Mary Sorens, a gifted survivor. |
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A Partial Index to Articles that have
Appeared in ESUN
We give an updated partial index to ESUN articles. |
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Regular
Columns |
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Clinical
Trial News
Tom Swartz
describes various
clinical trials.
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Currently Accepting Eligible Patients (not previously published in
ESUN) |
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Not
Yet Recruiting Patients (not previously published in ESUN) |
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Odds & Ends
Pointers to resources and abstracts of
interesting articles. In this issue:
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13th Annual CTOS
Meeting |
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Cancer Care for the Whole Patient:
Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs
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Participation of Adolescents With
Cancer in Clinical Trials
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ARIAD Launches SUCCEED Trial
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Keryx
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Positive
Preliminary Phase 2 Data on KRX-0401 in Patients
with Chemo-Insensitive Rare Sarcoma
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NanoValent Pharmaceuticals Inc.
partners with Children's Hospital Los Angeles to
Develop Nanoparticle Cancer Therapeutics for Ewing’s
Sarcoma |
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Association Française des Patients du
GIST (AFPG) |
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Positive and negative consequences
with regard to cancer during adolescence.
Experiences two years after diagnosis |
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Symptom Clusters in Patients With
Newly-Diagnosed Brain Tumors |
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Late effects in adult survivors of
childhood cancer: the need for life-long follow-up |
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Adult-type soft tissue sarcomas in
pediatric age: A nomogram-based prognostic
comparison with adult sarcoma |
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Ways to Teach Approved Drugs New
Tricks |
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Palliative care in adolescents |
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Former Senator Donates $1.5 Million
In Son's Honor |
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At Press Time |
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Research Corner
Abstracts of recent sarcoma-related research articles. In this issue:
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Derivation of
sarcomas from mesenchymal stem cells via inactivation of the Wnt
pathway |
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Chemobrain: is systemic chemotherapy neurotoxic?
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Compassionate use
of bevacizumab (Avastin®) in children and young adults
with refractory or recurrent solid tumors
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Positron Emission
Tomography for Staging of Pediatric
Sarcoma Patients: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Trial
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Novel Mechanism
For Spread Of Sarcoma Tumors Discovered
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Expression of
receptor tyrosine kinases and apoptotic molecules in
rhabdomyosarcoma |
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Phase 1 and Pharmacokinetic Study of Lexatumumab in
Patients with Advanced Cancers |
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Bortezomib in
combination with celecoxib in patients with advanced solid tumors: a
phase I trial |
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At Press Time
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Stories of Courage and Hope
Tom Swartz abstracts several
inspiring stories we have recently encountered
about patients or
caregivers that tell of the strength that some are blessed
with in dealing with sarcoma.
In this issue:
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Teen with cancer focuses on living for the future
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Sheela Basrur Reveals Details of Cancer Battle
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Survivors' first amputee contestant to speak on
"Diverse Minds, Bodies and Spirits"
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Visit Buoys Children and
Hockey Team |
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Back in the Game After
Cancer |
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Boy Dying
of Cancer Leaves Inspiring Book About Coping With Disease
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Survivor Is Giving Back
Now |
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You want to
be able to say 'it will all be okay' |
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Six months to
live: What would you do? |
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Our Initiatives
Brief descriptions of some of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma
Initiative projects are presented. In
this issue:
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The 2008 Team
Sarcoma Initiative is Underway
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The "Sarcoma Knows No Borders" Bracelet
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Music CD,
The
Circle, Benefits Sarcoma Research
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Clinical trial abstracts now exceed
250 |
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Guest Book
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General
Information |
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Disclaimer |
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Medical Editorial Board and Editorial Staff |
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