CASSIER , Philippe

Regarding the frequency of muscular complains with the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), we hypothesize that creatine kinase (CK) elevation may be more frequent than usually reported. We conducted a prospective study on patients treated with TKIs for solid tumors, to assess the incidence of CK increase on treatment. Most of the patients...

Regarding the frequency of muscular complains with the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), we hypothesize that creatine kinase (CK) elevation may be more frequent than usually reported. We conducted a prospective study on patients treated with TKIs for solid tumors, to assess the incidence of CK increase on treatment. Most of the patients...

Purpose The aim of this randomized, phase II trial was to explore the activity and safety of adding bevacizumab to paclitaxel once per week in treatment of angiosarcomas (AS). Methods Patients were treated with paclitaxel alone (90 mg/m 2 per week for six cycles of 28 days each; arm A) or with paclitaxel combined with bevacizumab (10 mg/kg once...

Background: Few targeted therapies (TTs) are registered for sarcoma treatment despite numerous phase II studies and yet there are potential treatment options for patients after standard treatment escape. The French Sarcoma Group - Bone Tumor Study Group (GSF-GETO) created a national registry to evaluate the outcome of patients treated with...