Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 2050: Pediatric Patients with Stage IV Rhabdomyosarcoma Significantly Benefit from Long-Term Maintenance Therapy: Results of the CWS-IV 2002 and the CWS DOK IV 2004-Trials

In conclusion, our data suggest that in patients suffering from metastatic RMS, long-term maintenance therapy is a superior strategy in terms of EFS and OS compared to alloHSCT. EFS and OS of HDCT are similar in these strategies; however, the therapeutic burden of LTMT is much lower.

Source: Cancers - March 30, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lars Tramsen Konrad Bochennek Monika Sparber-Sauer Emilia Salzmann-Manrique Monika Scheer Tobias Dantonello Arndt Borkhardt Uta Dirksen Anne Thorwarth Jeanette Greiner Martin Ebinger Jadwiga Weclawek-Tompol Ruth Ladenstein Gustaf Ljungman Erika Hallmen Th Tags: Article Source Type: research