Targeted therapies in rare sarcomas: IMT, ASPS, SFT, PEComa, and CCS

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2013 Oct;27(5):1049-61. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2013.07.009.

Abstract

This article highlights the data currently available on the activity of targeted medical treatment in a subgroup of rare entities within soft tissue sarcomas, including inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, alveolar soft part sarcoma, solitary fibrous tumor, malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa), and clear cell sarcoma.

Keywords: Alveolar soft part sarcoma; Chemotherapy; Clear cell sarcoma; Hemangiopericytoma; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor; Sarcoma; Solitary fibrous tumor.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy*
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma / drug therapy*