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Innovative therapies in Ewing Sarcoma

Authors :
Enrique de Alava
Ana Teresa Amaral
María Victoria Sevillano
José Luis Ordóñez
Daniel J. García-Domínguez
Ana Pastora Otero-Motta
Source :
Advances In Anatomic Pathology; Vol 21
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Ewing Sarcoma is a developmental tumor characterized by balanced chromosomal translocations and formation of new fusion genes, which are the main hallmark of this rare entity. Despite the vast knowledge regarding the molecular aspects of this rare malignancy obtained in the last few years, including the discovery of new therapeutic targets, many questions still remain open. In this review we focus on the research on targeted therapies in this malignancy, and discussed some bottlenecks related to this such as the possible role of pathologists, the availability of samples, the lack of appropriate animal models, and the resources needed to carry out preclinical and clinical research.

Details

ISSN :
15334031
Volume :
21
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Advances in anatomic pathology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....30c73fd32aa7dd263d96d9e52e3bf95d