Active clinical trials for "Liposarcoma"

This is a Phase II, multicenter, open-label clinical trial designed to determine the efficacy and safety of Brostallicin when administered once every 3 weeks in patients with myxoid liposarcoma with (12;16) translocation. The primary objective of this study is to determine the response rate following Brostallicin administration.

Liposarcomas are the most common type of soft tissue sarcomas (STS). Among liposarcomas, well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS)/dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) are the most frequent types. WDLPS are composed mostly of mature fat whereas DDLPS contain both a WDLPS component and a non-lipomatous sarcoma component mostly of high grade. More than 50% of DDLPS will relapse locally. A significant proportion of patients will remain with a non-resectable disease that will metastasize in 20% of cases. Standard chemotherapy is poorly efficient and alternative options are so far limited. Identification of new therapeutic targets is urgent and mandatory. the recent preliminary results as well as data from the literature led us to hypothesize that the FGF (Fibroblast Growth factor)/FGFR pathway is involved in liposarcomagenesis and might therefore be a novel relevant therapeutic target in WDLPS/DDLPS. Description of the project The project associates 4 teams with a longstanding collaboration : 3 teams fom Nice (Nice University Hospital/IRCAN, Nice University Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center Centre Antoine Lacassagne and one team from Bordeaux (Comprehensive Cancer Center Institut Bergonié). These 4 teams are experts in the clinics, pathology and molecular genetics of sarcomas as well as in biostatistics. Expression studies on the role of the syndecan-1 (SDC1)/FGFR pathway in WDLPS/DDLPS tumorigenesis The recent studies provide original results that may have a direct application in treatments of liposarcomas. They suggest that SDC1 -an effector of the FGF/FGFR pathway- might be involved in DDLPS tumorigenesis. Staff will analyse: The pattern of expression and localisation of syndecans, FGFs and FGFRs in WDLPS/DDLPS both in a large collection of 249 primary tumors and in our in-house panel of high quality and validated human WDLPS/DDLPS cell lines. The prognostic value of SDC1, FGF2 and FGF18 expression by correlation to the patient clinical outcomes Fonctional studies of the role of the SDC1/FGFR pathway in WDLPS/DDLPS tumorigenesis. We will analyse: The effects of modulating SDC1, FGFR expression in WDLPS and DDLPS cells on cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis and on their capacity to differentiate in adipocytes. The sensitivity of WDLPS and DDLPS cells to the FGFR inhibitor JNJ-427556493 as a single agent or in combination with other antagonists. The mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance to JNJ-427556493 by phosphoproteomic analysis of WDLPS and DDLPS cells before and after JNJ-427556493 treatment. The involvement of SDC1 in the dedifferentiation process of liposarcoma. Expected results staff expect to demonstrate the relevance of the SDC1/FGFR pathway in liposarcomas. We also expect to link drug activity to genomics and proteomics data. This will allow the characterization of the activity of FGFR inhibitors and the identification of powerful preclinical biomarkers of drug activity and mechanisms of resistance in DDLPS. The availability of xenograft models will allow us to validate our in vitro findings in the in vivo setting with the ultimate goal to improve patient management. The availability of an early clinical trial unit in Institut Bergonié, managed by A. Italiano, will give the immediate opportunity to transfer our data to the management of metastatic liposarcoma patients.

This research trial studies the immune changes following trabectedin in patients with sarcoma that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Analyzing tumor tissue may help to understand the changes in immune cells in or around the tumor or if there is an increase in immune cells in the tumor after receiving trabectedin.

Doctors will take some tissue from the tissue removed during surgery in order to study how the blood vessels of the tumor respond to radiation therapy. The tissue obtained will be used to determine how these tumor blood vessels respond to radiation therapy delivered to the tumor, after it has been removed. This radiation is delivered in the research lab. This research is being conducted in order to develop new methods to treat tumors by radiation therapy. No additional surgery will be performed to obtain these samples, and only materials that remain after all diagnostic testing has been completed will be used.

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare malignant tumors. Liposarcoma constitute the most frequent histological subtype of retroperitoneal sarcoma. The prognosis of soft tissue sarcomas depend on clinical and histologic characteristics. Objective: Evaluate variables that may be related to overall survival and local recurrence free survival in patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Methods: retrospective analysis of medical records of 60 patients attended from 1997 to 2017, who underwent surgical resection of retroperitoneal liposarcoma.

Retrospective Evaluation of Survival after Liposarcoma

This research trial studies genes in tissue samples from younger and adolescent patients with soft tissue sarcomas. Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors find better ways to treat cancer

The sarcomas represent 1% of all cancers in adults, 8% in adolescents and young people, and 10% in children. Even though it is a rare cancer, it contributes to a significant loss of years of life in comparison with other types of cancer, due the fact that it affects children and young people. The diagnosis and treatment are difficult, considering the diversity and rarity of this disease. In addition, on average, more than 50% of patients with high-grade sarcoma present tumor relapse and distant recurrence is considered the main cause of death. The presence of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in the blood of patients with sarcoma may be an early marker of tumor invasion, because it is known that the CTCs circulate in the blood for months or years before the development of metastases. The CTCs can be used to monitor the response of the tumor to treatment, in order to match time, dose, and type of therapy. Objectives: collect blood from patients with different types of sarcoma (leiomyosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, pleomorphic sarcoma and liposarcoma) in order to isolate and quantify CTCs. The investigators also have an intention to identify genes of resistance to treatment in these cells.