Independent Coverage of the 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - CME

Bone Loss and Bone Metastases in Breast Cancer: A Report from the 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) - CME

Denosumab Effective for Giant Cell Tumor of the Bone (2/16/2010)
Researchers involved in an international Phase II clinical trial have reported that denosumab produced responses in the majority of patients with giant cell tumor of the bone. The details of this study were published early online in Lancet Oncology on February 10, 2010.[1] These results were previously presented in preliminary form at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, Florida, on June 1.

Denosumab Produces Promising Results Against Giant Cell Tumor of the Bone (6/10/2009)
Researchers involved in an international Phase II clinical trial have reported that 86% of patients with giant cell tumor of the bone responded to treatment with denosumab. These results were presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, Florida, on June 1.

Immunostimulant MTP Improves Survival in Pediatric Osteosarcoma (3/5/2008)
Researchers affiliated with the Children’s Oncology Group have shown that the addition of muramyl tripeptide (MTP) to chemotherapy improves survival in patients with osteosarcoma. The details of this study appeared in the February 1, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Not Approvable Letter for Mifamurtide (9/19/2007)
IDM Pharma, Inc. has received a not approvable letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their investigational drug mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) – formerly Junovan – for the treatment of osteosarcoma.  

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Effective for Older Patients with Osteosarcoma (8/6/2007)
Researchers from Italy have reported that neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves prognosis and reduces amputations in patients over 40 years of age with localized osteosarcoma of the extremity. The details of this study appeared in the June, 2007 issue of Acta Orthopedica.