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ETV6 Protein Could Be an Important Target for Ewing Sarcoma Treatment

Ewing sarcoma is an aggressive childhood cancer that is particularly difficult to treat, and little progress has been made in developing effective therapies for patients…

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Treatments, Childhood Cancer

Dexrazoxane Protects the Heart Long Term for Kids Being Treated for Cancer

Today, more than 80% of children diagnosed with cancer are alive 5 years after treatment. This is one of the biggest successes of pediatric medicine…

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What is an Oncology Dietitian?

When you have cancer, your body needs proper nutrients and calories to recover from treatment. Yet, eating well can be difficult when you feel nauseous…

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Treatments

FDA grants approval to atezolizumab for alveolar soft part sarcoma

On December 9, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech, Inc.) for adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and…

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Donations, Cancer Research

Announcing Our 2022 Sarcoma Research Grant

The Paula Takacs Foundation is proud to announce its 2022 sarcoma research grant in the amount of $275,000 to Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children’s…

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