Sarcoma News

Stage at diagnosis and survival among younger individuals with cancer varied considerably by race, according to a retrospective cohort study.

The FDA approved atezolizumab and hyaluronidase-tqjs for subcutaneous injection.

Published results showed patients with a mental health diagnosis who undergo surgery for bone or soft tissue sarcoma may be at risk for longer hospital stays, readmission and surgical site infection.

CHICAGO — The addition of immunotherapy to radiation therapy and surgery significantly extended DFS for certain patients with soft tissue sarcoma, according to results of a randomized phase 2 trial.

Spouses of people with cancer exhibited significantly higher risk for attempted suicide and suicide death than those whose spouses had not been diagnosed with cancer, according to a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

The FDA granted accelerated approval to afamitresgene autoleucel for certain adults with unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma.

Incidence rates for 17 different cancer types increased for successively younger generations in the United States during the past century.

It’s only the beginning.

Individuals with therapy-refractory cancer who received waivers to participate in a clinical trial for off-label targeted therapies achieved similar clinical benefits as those who took part in the study without an exception.