ESUN

A Periodical for the Sarcoma Community

February 2008 - Volume 5, Number 1

Of Mice and Men

CTOS Op Ed: Brian Rubin, M.D. tells why we need to embrace mouse models of human sarcoma.

CTOS Op Ed: Questions, Comments and Counterpoints

Robert Maki, MD responds to a letter from Archie Bleyer, MD.

From A Nurse's Perspective: Clinical Trials

Denise Reinke, RN, NP, Kelly Scheu, MS, NP, and Marcia E. Baker, DO, FACOI discuss clinical trials. Make sure to fill out and send in the questionnaire in this article.

Identification and Characterization of the Ewing’s Sarcoma Stem Cell

In this experimental plan, David Loeb, MD, PhD describes his research in Ewing's sarcoma stem cells.

Novel Targets to Treat Osteosarcoma Lung Metastases

In this experimental plan, Nadezhda Koshkina, PhD and Seth Corey, MD describe their research in osteosarcoma metastases.

Small Molecules That Can Inhibit EWS-FLI1 May Represent Novel and Specific Therapy for ESFT Patients

In this experimental plan, Jeffrey Toretsky, MD describes his research towards identification of small molecule protein-protein interaction inhibitors.

From A Nurse's Perspective: Clinical Trials

Denise Reinke, RN, NP, Kelly Scheu, MS, NP, and Marcia E. Baker, DO, FACOI discuss clinical trials. Fill out and send in the questionnaire in this article.

An Update on the Sarcoma Alliance

Arthur Beckert reviews the new website and some of the programs of the Sarcoma Alliance.

A Review of the October 2007 Meeting of the International Sarcoma Patient Advocate Network (iSPAN)

Matt Alsante, Arthur Beckert, and Melissa Hill review what took place at the most recent iSPAN meeting.

Announcements

Three Research Grants Awarded

The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative awards three research grants for the study of Ewing's sarcoma and Osteosarcoma.