Sarcoma
Overview
Sarcomas are a diverse and relatively rare group of malignant tumors that develop in soft tissue and bone. Soft tissue and bone sarcoma incidence rates, according to the National Cancer Institute, have increased over the past 35 years, with soft tissue sarcomas more common.
Duke Cancer Institute’s Sarcoma disease group uses a multidisciplinary, patient-centric approach to diagnose and treat both bone and soft-tissue sarcomas. Through unsurpassed clinical care, personalized treatment planning and delivery, and state-of-the-art basic scientific and clinical research, the program is the center of excellence for the treatment of sarcoma in the Southeast and beyond.
Our strengths include:
- A multidisciplinary clinic
- Prospective multidisciplinary database
- Monthly multidisciplinary research conferences
- Weekly multidisciplinary clinical case conferences
- Internationally recognized sarcoma research program
- An annual run/walk event —Strike Out for Sarcoma — to raise research support for the program
More Information
Make An Appointment
To make an appointment, please call 919.613.5550.
Visit DukeHealth.org for more information on sarcoma or metastatic cancer that has spread to the bone.
Research
So Young Kim, PhD (right) updates Jason Somarelli, PhD, on the progress of testing thousands of drugs on human and canine sarcoma cell lines. (click photo to read about their research)We have created a robust basic, translational and clinical research portfolio.
With a goal to fast-track the design and approval of clinical trials, our scientists are leading the way in the research of sarcoma and studying the cancer in children as well as adults. We aim to have a clinical trial option for every patient.
We are investigating, in the lab, possible agents to fight rhabdomyosarcoma and other sarcoma subtypes.
Clinical Trials
Our researchers conduct sarcoma-specific clinical trials, including pharmaceutically-sponsored, investigator-initiated and cooperative group trials.
For questions and more information about clinical trials please call us at 919.681.1883.
Additional Contacts
Nolan Miller
Administrative Director
Phone: 919.684.1671
Deb Shoemaker
Assistant Research Practice Manager
Duke Sarcoma Oncology Clinical Trials
Phone: 919.684.1573
