Leiomyosarcoma
Classified as uterine or nonuterine
of soft tissue sarcomas in adults.*1
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Classified as uterine or nonuterine
of soft tissue sarcomas in adults.*1
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Subtypes2
Myxoid/Round Cell
Well-differentiated
Pleomorphic
Dedifferentiated
of soft tissue sarcomas in adults.*1
*Percentages based on incidence data from 1978-2001 collected in the 9 Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program areas. Cases of soft tissue sarcoma were categorized into major histologic types and subtypes, according to criteria specified in the 2002 World Health Organization Classification of Tumours and the recommendations of an expert pathologist. Additional cases that met the morphologic criteria of soft tissue sarcoma regardless of primary site, except bones and joints, were added for a total of 26,758 cases used in the analysis.
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Treatment considerations should include tumor characteristics3:
Clinical characteristics3:
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YONDELIS® is the only treatment recently approved specifically for unresectable or metastatic liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma after an anthracycline-containing regimen.
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