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ELECTRONIC SARCOMA UPDATE NEWSLETTER
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Feature Articles |
What is sarcoma? Qu’est-ce que le sarcome? Co to jest miesak? ¿Qué es un sarcoma?
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Letters to the EditorDr. Subramanian shares information about a new Sarcoma MicroRNA Expression Database (S-MED). Dr. Asgharzadeh invites patients and their families to participate in a Ewing's Sarcoma Genetics Study. And Dr. Spector invites patients and their families to participate in the GO (Genetics of Osteosarcoma) Study. |
Advocating for Children with SarcomaOp Ed: Mary Sorens discusses funding for childhood cancers and concludes that advocating for sarcoma-specific research and services is crucial in supporting pediatric sarcoma patients and their families. |
Targeting the PI3K/AKT Pathway in UPS/MFH : Aiming Towards Novel TherapyDr. Zhu and Dr. Lev discuss the potential efficacy of AKT as an anti-UPS/MFH therapeutic target. |
Telomere Maintenance Mechanisms in Liposarcomas: A Progress Report and Future DirectionsDr. Dominique Broccoli discusses evidence that indicates fundamental differences in tumors that use ALT versus telomerase for telomere maintenance. |
Translated Articles |
LiposarcomesDr. Simon Baconnier and Elodie Espesset provide a French translation of the ESUN review article about liposarcoma. |
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (Włókniakomięsak guzowaty skóry)Dr. Piotr Rutkowski and Kamil Dolecki provide a Polish translation of the ESUN review article about dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. |
Leiomiosarcoma óseo y de partes blandas: una panorámicaDr. Ricardo Cubedo and Elena Pagola provide a Spanish translation of the ESUN review article about leiomyosarcoma of the bone and soft tissues. |
Announcements |
$50,000 Research Grant AwardedThe Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative awards a $50,000 grant for UPS/MFH research at the University of Texas |
Six Internationally Distinguished Physicians Join ESUN's Medical Editorial Advisory BoardWe are pleased to announce that distinguished physicians from the Australia, Canada, Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined our Medical Editorial Advisory Board. |
Regular Columns |
Clinical Trials NewsAbstracts and information about sarcoma-related clinical trials, including links to recently opened clinical trials. |
Research CornerAbstracts of research articles that may be of interest to the sarcoma community. |
Sarcoma Community UpdatesAbstracts, stories and letters about sarcoma support and advocacy. |
Stories of Courage and HopeAbstracts of inspiring stories about sarcoma patients, survivors, caregivers and those who have lost a loved one to sarcoma. |
The Sarcoma CalendarCalendar of events and meetings of interest to sarcoma patients, caregivers, advocates, physicians and nurses. |
Copyright © 2010 Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative. |
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Medical Editorial and Advisory Board
Laurence Baker, DO, Southwest Oncology Group and SARC
Jean-Yves Blay, MD, PhD, Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, France
Murray Brennan, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Frederick (Fritz) Eilber, MD, UCLA Medical Center
Mark Gebhardt, MD, Harvard University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard Gorlick, MD, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Alessandro Gronchi, MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan, Italy
Mary Louise Keohan, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Crystal Mackall, MD, National Cancer Institute
David Malkin, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada
Ole Steen Nielsen, MD, University of Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark
Raphael Pollock, MD, PhD, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
R. Lor Randall, MD, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Piotr Rutkowski, MD, PhD, Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center in Warsaw, Poland
Peter Schlag, MD, PhD, Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany
David Thomas, MD, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in East Melbourne, Australia
Margaret von Mehren, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Leonard Wexler, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Jeremy Whelan, MD, University College Hospital in London, United Kingdom
Sarcoma Advocacy Advisory Committee
Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice
MiMi Olsson
Christian "Bob" Pfeiffer
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Editorial Staff
Odds and Ends: Tom Swartz, Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice, and MiMi Olsson
Stories of Courage and Hope: Tom Swartz, Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice, and MiMi Olsson
Research Corner: Bruce Shriver, PhD and Tom Swartz
Contributing Editors
Coordinating Editor, CTOS Op Ed: G. Douglas Letson, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center