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ArticleCancer management and research2012

New drugs and combinations for the treatment of soft-tissue sarcoma: a review.

Neeta Somaiah, Margaret von Mehren

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Neeta SomaiahDepartment of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Margaret von Mehren
Fox Chase Cancer Center · USSarcoma Oncology Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of solid tumors arising from either soft tissues or bone, accounting for approximately 1% of all cancers in adults. Management of these diseases has changed little over the past 10 years, with the exception of treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Reasons for this stagnation include multiple histologies commonly grouped together in clinical trials limiting the understanding of benefit of treatment and limited investigation of molecular targeted therapies. More recently, advances in molecular pathogenesis, the advent of novel and targeted therapeutics, and increasing collaborations between sarcoma investigators has helped move the field forward in the right direction. Here, we review the recent data on novel agents tested for the management of adult soft-tissue sarcomas, excluding gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

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clinical trialspalifosfamidepazopanibsoft tissue sarcomatrabectedin

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PMID23226072
PMCPMC3514064
OpenAlexW1526206478

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