Soft tissue & bone

• EORTC-1637 (lms retrospective): retrospective evaluation of first-line treatment for advanced, metastatic or unresectable leiomyosarcomas.
  (project leader: lorenzo d’ambrosio)
  Status: database open
  This is a retrospective research project (rp) to evaluate the activity of doxorubicin as monotherapy as well as in combination with ifosfamide or dacarbazine as first-line treatment for leiomyosarcoma, pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma and undifferentiated sarcoma with smooth muscle differentiation, to potentially guide the design of a prospective randomized study.
  As of today, we have already into our database.
  Please be noted that we are planning to close the database by the end of march.
• EORTC-1647 (angio. retrospective): retrospective evaluation of adjuvant chemotherapy in angiosarcoma.
  (project leader: robin jones)
  Research project approved: 23 aug. 2016
  The primary objective of the study will be to evaluate the activity of adjuvant chemotherapy in angiosarcoma patients and to potentially guide the design of a prospective randomized study.
  Several sites (around 41) from the STBSG are planning to contribute patient data from their clinical practice.

FP7 EUROSARC – European Clinical Trials in Rare Sarcomas within an integrated translational trial network. EUROSARC aims to validate novel local and systemic treatment strategies in localized phase sarcomas, and innovative targeted therapies in advanced phase sarcomas based on the scientific understanding of molecular alterations driving the tumors. Several clinical trials are involved including EORTC trial 62092-22092-STRASS A phase III randomized study of preoperative radiotherapy plus surgery versus surgery alone for patients with Retroperitoneal sarcomas.

FP7 EEC EURO EWING – International Clinical Trials to Improve Survival from Ewing Sarcoma. EEC EURO EWING aims to improve treatment outcomes for patients with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer. The program comprises two clinical trials testing different chemotherapy treatments for this rare disease: trial EORTC 1402 “International Randomised Controlled Trial for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Ewing’s Sarcoma Family of Tumours – Euro Ewing 2012” and trial EORTC 1403 “International Randomised Controlled Trial of Chemotherapy for the treatment of Recurrent and Primary Refractory Ewing Sarcoma – rEECur”.

European Reference Networks (ERN) for rare solid tumours (EURACAN). EURACAN is involving references centers in Europe covering ten types of rare cancers. EURACAN will improve patient cares and facilitate research in rare cancers. EORTC is providing the clinical research infrastructure. (No website available yet)