by Jazzmin Huber | Nov 29, 2022 | Research
To treat osteosarcoma (OS), surgeons will often remove the bone containing the tumour. This bone can then be replaced with a metal implant. A recent study looked at whether implants made of carbon-fibre could be an alternative to metal. Metal Implants Metal is the...
by Katie Nightingale | Nov 22, 2022 | Research
There is an urgent need to find new therapies in osteosarcoma (OS) that has spread or has not responded to standard treatment. Identifying new treatments can be a long and complex process. One method of speeding up the process is to use drugs that already approved to...
by Katie Nightingale | Nov 15, 2022 | Research
There is a great need to develop new treatments for osteosarcoma (OS). This is particularly true for OS that has spread or has not responded to current standard therapy. Researchers are actively working towards finding new drugs to treat OS. To enable the drug...
by Jazzmin Huber | Nov 8, 2022 | Research, Resources and Support
The first ever global survey for bone cancer patients and carers has been launched. The aim of the survey is to understand the patient experience and advance research into bone cancer. It was created by parents and patients as part of FOSTER (Fighting OSteosarcoma...
by Jazzmin Huber | Nov 1, 2022 | Research
Surgeons are developing new techniques to aid them in removing bone cancer. One of these techniques is printing personalised 3D models of tumours to guide the surgery. Bone cancers are a group of cancers that include osteosarcoma (OS). The treatment for these cancers...
by Jazzmin Huber | Oct 25, 2022 | Clinical Trials, Research
This October clinicians, researchers and patient advocates from across Europe came together for the first in-person FOSTER (Fighting OSteosarcoma Through European Research) meeting. The event was held over two days at the Gustave Roussy Cancer Research hospital in...