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ReviewEMBO molecular medicine2020

Sarcoma treatment in the era of molecular medicine.

Thomas Gp Grünewald, Marta Alonso, Sofia Avnet, Ana Banito, Stefan Burdach, Florencia Cidre-Aranaz, Gemma Di Pompo, Martin Distel, Heathcliff Dorado-Garcia, Javier Garcia-Castro and 32 more

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Review in EMBO molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 184 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

184 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

42 authors.

Thomas Gp GrünewaldMax-Eder Research Group for Pediatric Sarcoma Biology, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0920-7377
Marta AlonsoProgram in Solid Tumors and Biomarkers, Foundation for the Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra Pamplona, Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7520-7351
Sofia AvnetOrthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Ana BanitoPediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Research Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan BurdachDepartment of Pediatrics and Children's Cancer Research Center (CCRC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Florencia Cidre-AranazMax-Eder Research Group for Pediatric Sarcoma Biology, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0246-7179
Gemma Di PompoOrthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Martin DistelChildren's Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria.
Heathcliff Dorado-GarciaDepartment of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Javier Garcia-CastroCellular Biotechnology Unit, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Laura González-GonzálezCellular Biotechnology Unit, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Agamemnon E GrigoriadisCentre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Merve KasanMax-Eder Research Group for Pediatric Sarcoma Biology, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Christian KoelscheInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Manuela KrumbholzDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany.
Fernando LecandaDivision of Oncology, Adhesion and Metastasis Laboratory, Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Silvia LemmaOrthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Dario L LongoInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Turin, Italy.
Claudia Madrigal-EsquivelDepartment of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Álvaro Morales-MolinaCellular Biotechnology Unit, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Julian MusaMax-Eder Research Group for Pediatric Sarcoma Biology, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Shunya OhmuraMax-Eder Research Group for Pediatric Sarcoma Biology, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Benjamin OryUniversité de Nantes, Inserm, U1238, Nantes, France.
Miguel Pereira-SilvaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Francesca PerutOrthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Rene RodriguezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0768-7306
Carolin SeelingInstitute of Pathology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Nada Al ShaailiDepartment of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Shabnam ShaabaniDepartment of Drug Design, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Kristina ShiavoneDepartment of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Snehadri SinhaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Eleni M TomazouChildren's Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria.
Marcel TrautmannDivision of Translational Pathology, Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5842-1196
Maria VelaHospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain.
Yvonne Mh Versleijen-JonkersDepartment of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Julia VisgaussMedical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Marta ZalacainInstitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Turin, Italy.
Sebastian J SchoberDepartment of Pediatrics and Children's Cancer Research Center (CCRC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Andrej LissatUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich - Eleonoren Foundation, Kanton Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
William R EnglishDepartment of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Nicola BaldiniOrthopedic Pathophysiology and Regenerative Medicine Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2228-3833
Dominique HeymannDepartment of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7777-0669

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF V 506
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcomas are heterogeneous and clinically challenging soft tissue and bone cancers. Although constituting only 1% of all human malignancies, sarcomas represent the second most common type of solid tumors in children and adolescents and comprise an important group of secondary malignancies. More than 100 histological subtypes have been characterized to date, and many more are being discovered due to molecular profiling. Owing to their mostly aggressive biological behavior, relative rarity, and occurrence at virtually every anatomical site, many sarcoma subtypes are in particular difficult-to-treat categories. Current multimodal treatment concepts combine surgery, polychemotherapy (with/without local hyperthermia), irradiation, immunotherapy, and/or targeted therapeutics. Recent scientific advancements have enabled a more precise molecular characterization of sarcoma subtypes and revealed novel therapeutic targets and prognostic/predictive biomarkers. This review aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the molecular biology of sarcomas and their effects on clinical oncology; it is meant for a broad readership ranging from novices to experts in the field of sarcoma.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsOsteosarcomaSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsAdolescentChildHumansMolecular Medicinebone sarcomamolecular diagnosticsmolecular medicinesoft tissue sarcomatargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID33047515
PMCPMC7645378

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