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Major efficacy of trabectedin in 2 metastatic osteosarcoma patients with wild-type Asp1104 ERCC5 tumor status.
Onkologie - 1 Jan 2013
Gastaud Lauris, Saâda-Bouzid Esma, Le Morvan Valérie, Pourquier Philippe, Ianessi Antoine, Thariat Juliette, Italiano Antoine, Thyss Antoine
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BACKGROUND: Treatment of osteosarcoma of the extremities consists of surgical resection preceded and followed by chemotherapy, including high-dose methotrexate or adriamycin-based protocols. When distant relapse occurs, therapeutic options are scarce. Trabectedin, a DNA-binding agent, is indicated for the treatment of patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas after failure of anthracyclines and ifosfamide. In...
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