NCI reports on advances in treatment for GIST and Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma

The current issue of the National Cancer Institute's Bulletin (June 14, 2011) reports on advances in treatment for GIST and alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS). GIST survival improves with longer treatment with imatinib. For ASPS patients a phase II clinical trial of the experimental drug cediranib, more than half of patients saw their tumors shrink. For the full story visit: http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/061411