Clear cell sarcoma: state-of-the art and perspectives

L Wetterwald, N Riggi, A Kyriazoglou… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) is an ultrarare soft tissue sarcoma (STS) with a poor
prognosis due to its propensity to metastasize and its low chemosensitivity. The standard …

Metastatic melanoma and rare melanoma variants: a review

L Lowe - Pathology, 2023 - Elsevier
The histopathological diagnosis of melanoma is fraught with potential pitfalls. In the setting
of cutaneous metastatic melanoma, it is important to recognise the various histological …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive genomic profiling of EWSR1/FUS:: CREB translocation-associated tumors uncovers prognostically significant recurrent genetic alterations …

JK Dermawan, F Vanoli, L Herviou, YS Sung, L Zhang… - Modern Pathology, 2022 - Elsevier
To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the divergent clinicopathologic spectrum of
EWSR1/FUS:: CREB translocation-associated tumors, we performed a comprehensive …

Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 is essential for oncogene product EWSR1-ATF1-mediated gene transcription in clear cell sarcoma

BX Li, LL David, LE Davis, X Xiao - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
Transcription dysregulation is common in sarcomas driven by oncogenic transcription
factors. Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue (CCSST) is a rare sarcoma with poor prognosis …

The spectrum and significance of secondary (co‐occurring) genetic alterations in sarcomas: the hallmarks of sarcomagenesis

JK Dermawan, BP Rubin - The Journal of Pathology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bone and soft tissue tumors are generally classified into complex karyotype sarcomas
versus those with recurrent genetic alterations, often in the form of gene fusions. In this …

Melanin-targeted [18F]-PFPN PET imaging may shed light for clear cell sarcoma

X Zhang, F Kang, H Zheng, Y Gai, J Wang… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Intracytoplasmic melanin pigment is a characteristic of clear cell sarcoma (CCS),
which is a particularly deadly type of soft-tissue sarcoma.[18F]-N-(2-(diethylamino) ethyl)-5 …

Biological and therapeutic insights from animal modeling of fusion-driven pediatric soft tissue sarcomas

JP Kucinski, D Calderon… - Disease Models & …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Survival for children with cancer has primarily improved over the past decades due to
refinements in surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Although these general therapies are …

[HTML][HTML] Gene partners of the EWSR1 fusion may represent molecularly distinct entities

V Walker, DX Jin, SZ Millis, E Nasri… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
EWSR1 fusions are highly promiscuous and are associated with unique malignancies,
clinical phenotypes, and molecular subtypes. However, rare fusion partners (RFP) of …

Epigenetic determinants of fusion-driven sarcomas: paradigms and challenges

BZ Stanton, S Pomella - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
We describe exciting recent advances in fusion-driven sarcoma etiology, from an
epigenetics perspective. By exploring the current state of the field, we identify and describe …

Epidemiological trends of synovial sarcoma by primary tumor sites in the US from 2000 to 2020

RR Patel, GL Delclos, SM DeSantis, MB Cannell… - Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare soft-tissue cancer. Existing literature
encompasses Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data-based research …