The focus of the Merks group is to answer key clinical questions in pediatric sarcoma treatment with the aim to improve cure and quality of life. As Chair of the European pediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG) and Vice-Chair of the Executive Board of the EuroEwing Consortium (EEC) Merks’ aim is to coordinate, design and implement international prospective clinical trials, including translational research, focused on sarcoma across the pediatric and young adult age range. Research in pediatric sarcoma pre-eminently is a multidisciplinary collaboration including a diversity of basic, translational and clinical research partners.
