The Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership: Bridging Academic and Community Networks in a Collaborative Approach to Sarcoma

Natalie K. Heater; Scott Okuno; Steven Robinson; Steven Attia; Mahesh Seetharam; Brittany L. Siontis; Janet Yoon; Sant Chawla; Mohammed M. Milhem; Varun Monga; Keith Skubitz; John Charlson; Angela C. Hirbe; Mia C. Weiss; Brian Van Tine; Mark Agulnik

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The Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership: Bridging Academic and Community Networks in a Collaborative Approach to Sarcoma

Natalie K. Heater, Scott Okuno, Steven Robinson, Steven Attia, Mahesh Seetharam, Brittany L. Siontis, Janet Yoon, Sant Chawla, Mohammed M. Milhem, Varun Monga, Keith Skubitz, John Charlson, Angela C. Hirbe, Mia C. Weiss, Brian Van Tine, Mark Agulnik

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The treatment of sarcoma necessitates a collaborative approach, given its rarity and complex management. At a single institution, multidisciplinary teams of specialists determine and execute treatment plans involving surgical, radiation, and medical management. Treatment guidelines for systemic therapies in advanced or nonresectable soft tissue sarcoma have advanced in recent years as new immunotherapies and targeted therapies become available. Collaboration between institutions is necessary to facilitate accrual to clinical trials. Here, we describe the success of the Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership (MWSTP) in creating a network encompassing large academic centers and local community sites. We propose a new model utilizing online platforms to expand the reach of clinical expertise for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	2561
Journal	Journal of Clinical Medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072561
State	Published - Apr 2023

Keywords

Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership
advanced soft tissue sarcoma
collaboration
multidisciplinary tumor board
sarcoma treatment
targeted therapy

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General Medicine

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Heater, N. K., Okuno, S., Robinson, S., Attia, S., Seetharam, M., Siontis, B. L., Yoon, J., Chawla, S., Milhem, M. M., Monga, V., Skubitz, K., Charlson, J., Hirbe, A. C., Weiss, M. C., Van Tine, B., & Agulnik, M. (2023). The Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership: Bridging Academic and Community Networks in a Collaborative Approach to Sarcoma. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(7), Article 2561. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072561

Heater, NK, Okuno, S , Robinson, S , Attia, S, Seetharam, M, Siontis, BL, Yoon, J, Chawla, S, Milhem, MM, Monga, V, Skubitz, K, Charlson, J, Hirbe, AC, Weiss, MC, Van Tine, B & Agulnik, M 2023, 'The Midwest Sarcoma Trials Partnership: Bridging Academic and Community Networks in a Collaborative Approach to Sarcoma', Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 7, 2561. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072561

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