Future directions in the treatment of osteosarcoma

A Smrke, PM Anderson, A Gulia, S Gennatas… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone sarcoma and is often diagnosed in the 2nd–
3rd decades of life. Response to the aggressive and highly toxic neoadjuvant methotrexate …

Translational biology of osteosarcoma

M Kansara, MW Teng, MJ Smyth… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
For the past 30 years, improvements in the survival of patients with osteosarcoma have been
mostly incremental. Despite evidence of genomic instability and a high frequency of …

Engineering single‐atomic iron‐catalyst‐integrated 3D‐printed bioscaffolds for osteosarcoma destruction with antibacterial and bone defect regeneration bioactivity

L Wang, Q Yang, M Huo, D Lu, Y Gao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Effective antitumor therapeutics with distinctive bactericidal and osteogenic properties are in
high demand for comprehensive osteosarcoma treatment. Here, a “scaffold engineering” …

Immune infiltration and PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment are prognostic in osteosarcoma

P Koirala, ME Roth, J Gill, S Piperdi, JM Chinai… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma patient survival has remained stagnant for 30 years. Novel therapeutic
approaches are needed to improve outcomes. We examined the expression of Programmed …

Cancer drug discovery by repurposing: teaching new tricks to old dogs

SC Gupta, B Sung, S Prasad, LJ Webb… - Trends in …, 2013 - cell.com
Progressively increasing failure rates, high cost, poor bioavailability, poor safety, limited
efficacy, and a lengthy design and testing process associated with cancer drug development …

Tumor cell-targeted delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 by aptamer-functionalized lipopolymer for therapeutic genome editing of VEGFA in osteosarcoma

C Liang, F Li, L Wang, ZK Zhang, C Wang, B He, J Li… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a highly aggressive pediatric cancer, characterized by frequent lung
metastasis and pathologic bone destruction. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) …

Recent advances in osteosarcoma

SM Botter, D Neri, B Fuchs - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Although rare, bone cancers frequently cause death in the pediatric population.•
Osteosarcoma patient survival has plateaued over the last 20 years.•The large tumor …

Common musculoskeletal tumors of childhood and adolescence

CAS Arndt, PS Rose, AL Folpe, NN Laack - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2012 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma are the most common malignant
musculoskeletal tumors in children and adolescents. Today, most patients can be cured …

[HTML][HTML] Bisphosphonate conjugation for bone specific drug targeting

KB Farrell, A Karpeisky, DH Thamm, S Zinnen - Bone reports, 2018 - Elsevier
Bones provide essential functions and are sites of unique biochemistry and specialized
cells, but can also be sites of disease. The treatment of bone disorders and neoplasia has …

New targets and approaches in osteosarcoma

J Gill, MK Ahluwalia, D Geller, R Gorlick - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary tumor of bone. Approximately 2/3 of patients
who present with localized osteosarcoma can be expected to be cured of their disease with …