How do you treat metastatic epithelioid sarcoma in pediatric patients?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Maine Medical Partners
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The outcomes for pediatric patients with metastatic epithelioid sarcoma are dismal. Although generally considered chemotherapy and radiotherapy insensitive, consideration could be given for their combined use in a neoadjuvant fashion based on some reported responses that may allow for delayed surgical approaches and/or prolonged disease control. The most "active" regimens appear to be ifosfamide/doxorubicin and gemcitabine/docetaxel. There are two good recent reviews combining cooperative group ...
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