Sarcomas, Soft Tissue


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Dr. Antonella Borgatti, Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, leads a virtual presentation on common areas for soft tissue sarcomas to arise and how we diagnose and treat dogs with them today. She also highlights clinical research being done at the University of Minnesota to improve outcomes for patients with soft tissue sarcomas, which are a type of cancer that arises from connective tissue and can be found in the muscle, fat, and other soft tissue in the body.
Learn more about our VMC Animal Health Education Series at https://www.vmc.umn.edu/client....s/vmc-animal-health-


www.sarcomaoncology.com
Principal investigator and sarcoma expert Dr. Sant Chawla presents the results of the phase 2b clinical trial comparing the drugs Aldoxrubicin and Doxorubicin in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas at the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting.
To learn more about sarcoma clinical trials, contact Dr. Chawla at the Sarcoma Oncology Center in Santa Monica at (310) 552-9999.


“I’ve always been a fighter, and with Penn by my side I overcame the biggest obstacle in my life.”
Just two months before her wedding, Arianne was diagnosed with stage 3 Liposarcoma - a rare type of cancer that begins in the fat cells, most often in the muscles of the limbs or in the abdomen.
Arianne wanted to fight as hard as she could, like her brother before had before when he was diagnosed with cancer. Arianne wasn’t going to let cancer beat her.
“When my life depended on it, I chose Penn Medicine,” says Arianne.
At Penn Medicine, she met with a team devoted to treating sarcomas, led by Kristy Weber, MD, chief of Orthopaedic Oncology. Just weeks into her treatment Arianne was able to enjoy her huge wedding celebration and even go on her honeymoon.
When it was time for Arianne to begin radiation treatments she worked with Dr. William Levin, who recommended proton therapy at Penn Medicine’s Roberts Proton Therapy Center. Midway through radiation treatment, Arianne felt so good, so strong, she started training for American Ninja Warrior, the country’s toughest obstacle course competition. Thanks to the minimal invasiveness of proton therapy, she felt great and her leg felt strong.
After five weeks of proton therapy, Arianne underwent limb sparing surgery with Dr. Weber and then finished her treatment with additional chemotherapy under the care of Arthur Staddon, MD, Director of the Bone or Soft Tissue Sarcoma Program at Penn.
Today, Arianne is cancer free and stronger than ever. Arianne credits her amazing team at Penn Medicine and the incredible care she received from the Penn sarcoma program for her success.
For more information on Proton Therapy at the Roberts Proton Therapy Center, Penn Medicine’s Sarcoma program or for more inspirational patient stories please visit www.pennmedicine.org/cancer.
If you have additional questions please call 215-316-5006, where you can speak directly with one of our proton therapy representatives.


Robin Jones, BSc, MB, MRCP, MD, oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, discusses the effectiveness of monoclonal antibody olaratumab in combination with doxorubicin in unresectable and metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.
For more resources and information regarding anticancer targeted therapies: http://targetedonc.com/