Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare and aggressive cancer that occurs in the uterus. Individuals usually require a hysterectomy. Treatments can also include chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Leiomyosarcoma ...

For patients with metastatic or surgically unresectable leiomyosarcoma, combination therapy with doxorubicin and trabectedin is associated with improved overall and progression-free survival compared ...

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Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare form of cancer. The earlier uterine leiomyosarcoma is diagnosed, the better the outlook. Uterine leiomyosarcoma accounts for 2–5% of all uterine cancers. It starts in ...

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a type of soft tissue sarcoma — and a very rare type of cancer. Doctors often find LMS cancer in the uterus. But it can occur in any of your body’s smooth muscles. This cancer ...

A phase Ib/II study of the combination of lenvatinib (L) and eribulin (E) in advanced liposarcoma (LPS) and leiomyosarcoma (LMS) (LEADER): Efficacy updates. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk soft ...

Aggressive Tumor, Tough ChoicesLeiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the uterus is a rare but notoriously aggressive cancer, often returning even after surgery and proving stubborn against chemotherapy.

Editor's Note: Uterine leiomyosarcomas are aggressive, heterogeneous cancers associated with high rates of progression and recurrence—and poor outcome. Uterine sarcomas as a group are uncommon cancers ...

Inflammatory leiomyosarcoma, first described by Merchant et al., 1 is a spindle cell tumor of the deep soft tissues that shares morphological features with conventional leiomyosarcoma but that also ...

Once your treatment is done, your oncologist may tell you that your leiomyosarcoma is in “remission.” This means that signs of your cancer have faded or disappeared. But that doesn’t mean you’re ...

Clinical Trials for Leiomyosarcoma New clinical trials come up depending on what cancer researchers are working on. Some of the current ones for leiomyosarcoma are for a type of treatment called ...