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Soft tissue tumor (sarcoma)

Here you will find short summaries of selected publications regarding soft tissue tumors.

Fluorescent agent shows sentinel nodes during surgery (Jeremiasse et al., 2023) Researchers at the Princess Máxima Center found that this procedure can be used safely in children.

First step towards precision medicine for sarcoma using mini tumors (Meister et al., 2022)  Scientists at the Princess Máxima Center have cultured organoids from rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive soft tissue tumor, for the first time.  

Checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of pediatric solid tumors (Geoerger et al., 2020) In this study researchers determined whether the drug atezolizumab, a so-called checkpoint inhibitor, was active and safe to use in children with solid tumors, including soft tissue tumors.

Suspicious spots on the lungs do not behave like metastases of rhabdomyosarcoma (Vaarwerk et al., 2019) Small spots on CT scans of the lungs of children with muscle cancer do not have an adverse effect on survival, an international research team found.