Sarcoma News

Researchers who identified proteins that influence T-cell formation have leveraged their discovery to develop a process that boosts the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for solid tumors.

President Joe Biden has chosen surgical oncologist Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, to serve as director of the National Cancer Institute, according to published reports.

Active systemic cancer treatment did not appear associated with increased mortality among patients with cancer and COVID-19, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Vaccinated patients with cancer had significantly higher risks for breakthrough COVID-19 infection, especially those undergoing active cancer care, compared with individuals without cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

Obesity appeared associated with improved immunotherapy outcomes among patients with certain cancer types, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

CHICAGO – Healio gathered the best, brightest and boldest group of oncologists during the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago to celebrate our inaugural Healio Disruptive Innovators.

In its 2022 Cancer Disparities Progress Report, American Association for Cancer Research discussed advances made in closing substantial gaps in care while underscoring the need for further progress.

CHICAGO — In what researchers described as the first randomized controlled trial of chemotherapy in relapsed or refractory Ewing sarcoma, high-dose ifosfamide proved more effective in extending survival than topotecan and cyclophosphamide.

CHICAGO — A novel T-cell receptor therapy showed promising antitumor activity in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma, according to results from a phase 1 study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — A single infusion of letetresgene autoleucel demonstrated antitumor activity among patients with advanced or metastatic myxoid/round cell liposarcoma, results from a pilot study suggested.