Ewing sarcoma emerging therapies

Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are two of the most common malignancies of bone tissues present in children. Osteosarcoma treatment usually involves surgery and chemotherapy and Ewing sarcoma treatment typically begins with chemotherapy only. Dr. James Ewing who described the tumor in the 1920’s distinguished the tu...

Bone tumors are uncommon in adults, however, are a frequent cause of neoplastic diseases among children and the younger population. Primary malignant bone tumors account for approximately 6% of all childhood malignancies with Ewing’s sarcomas as the second most frequently occurring primary malignant bone tumors in ...