Emerging therapeutic targets for soft tissue sarcoma

Curr Oncol Rep. 2011 Aug;13(4):350-8. doi: 10.1007/s11912-011-0175-y.

Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are malignancies of mesenchymal origin that represent approximately 1% of cancers in adults. Systematic research into the treatment of STS is challenging given its rarity and disease heterogeneity. Despite the ability to histologically subtype STS, only recently has our approach to therapy begun to differentiate along these lines. The purpose of this review is to highlight emerging therapeutic targets and therapies that hold the potential to add to the current state of systemic treatment for STS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Cell Cycle / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy*
  • Sarcoma / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents