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What chemotherapy would you recommend for a patient with Ewing Sarcoma who has relapsed after being initially treated with vincristine/doxorubicin/ifosfamide?

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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

If the relapse occurred less than 2 years off original chemotherapy, I would use vincristine, irinotecan, and temozolomide. If more than 2 years off, go back to the original regimen. In either case, consider ifosfamide-etoposide if failing to get a CR at the point of maximum response.

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Maine Medical Partners

It is unclear whether etoposide was inadvertently omitted from the question or was never given to the patient. In either case, the prognosis for recurrent EWS is generally dismal and no standard frontline regimen currently exists. Most would consider cyclophosphamide/topotecan or vincristine/(oral o...

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