Ewing sarcoma
MONDO:0012817A small round cell tumor that lacks morphologic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic evidence of neuroectodermal differentiation. It represents one of the two ends of the spectrum called Ewing sarcoma/peripheral neuroectodermal tumor. It affects mostly males under age 20, and it can occur in soft tissue or bone. Pain and the presence of a mass are the most common clinical symptoms.
Also known as: ES, Ewing sarcoma, Ewing's family localised tumour, Ewing's sarcoma, Ewing's tumor, Ewing's tumour, Ewing tumor, Ewing tumour
2884 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 125 tagged with Ewing sarcoma itself.
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Sub-types of Ewing sarcoma
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Ewing sarcoma of bone 5 trials
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Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma 3 trials
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New hope for young bone cancer patients: drug combo targets tough tumors
Disease control CompletedThis study tests the drug regorafenib in 30 patients aged 9 to 21 with bone cancers (osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma) that have not responded to standard therapy. The goal is to see if the drug can help control the disease and improve survival, while also checking its safety. The a…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for tough childhood cancers: targeted drug combo under study
Disease control CompletedThis study tests a new combination of drugs (temsirolimus, temozolomide, and irinotecan) for children and young adults with high-risk Ewing sarcoma or desmoplastic small round cell tumors. Participants are split into standard-risk and high-risk groups, with high-risk patients rec…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer drug regorafenib tested to halt bone sarcoma spread
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tests whether the drug regorafenib can stop or slow the growth of metastatic bone sarcomas (cancers that started in bone and spread). 163 patients with osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, or chordoma are randomly assigned to receive regorafenib or a pl…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets tough childhood cancers with genetic flaws
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested the drug samotolisib in 18 children and young adults with advanced solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that had spread, returned, or stopped responding to treatment. Only patients whose tumors had specific mutations in the TSC or…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New hope for kids with Hard-to-Treat cancers: targeted drug shows promise
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called tazemetostat in 20 children whose cancers had come back or weren't responding to treatment. The children had specific gene changes (EZH2, SMARCB1, or SMARCA4) in their tumors. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink or slow the growth of these…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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Promising drug cocktail targets tough sarcomas in young patients
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two chemotherapy drugs, nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine, in 59 teenagers and young adults whose sarcoma (a type of bone or soft tissue cancer) had returned or not responded to standard treatment. The main goals were to see if the drug combo could…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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Targeted drug shows promise for kids with tough cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called palbociclib in 23 children and young adults (ages 1–21) whose cancers had come back or didn't respond to treatment. The drug works by blocking proteins that help cancer cells grow. The goal was to see if it could shrink tumors or slow the disease i…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat Ewing's sarcoma
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial tested a new drug called TK216 combined with the chemotherapy drug vincristine in 15 people with Ewing's sarcoma that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to see how many patients' tumors shrank or disappeared. The study was comp…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New hope for kids with resistant cancers? drug combo shows promise in early trial
Disease control CompletedThis study tested the safety and effectiveness of the drug abemaciclib combined with other cancer medicines in 47 children and young adults whose solid tumors (including neuroblastoma) had stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal was to find the best dose and see if th…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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New stem cell transplant shows promise for kids with tough cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new way to do stem cell transplants in 23 children with cancers that came back or didn't respond to treatment. The method removes certain immune cells from the donor's stem cells to help the child's body recover faster and fight infections better. The goal was…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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New drug combo aims to boost survival in bone cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested whether adding a drug called topotecan to the standard 5-drug chemotherapy regimen improves outcomes for children and adults with Ewing sarcoma that hasn't spread. 642 participants were randomly assigned to receive either the standard treatment or the standard p…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Experimental drug cocktail targets tough childhood cancers in adults
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two drugs, olaparib and temozolomide (with or without irinotecan), in 49 adults with Ewing sarcoma or rhabdomyosarcoma that had come back or spread after standard chemotherapy. The main goal was to find the safest dose and see if the combo could…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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Promising new combo tackles tough bone cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested two drugs, trabectedin and irinotecan, in 37 people with a type of bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma that had come back or not responded to other treatments. The goal was to find a safe dose and see if the combination could shrink tumors. Participants also receiv…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:04 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise in Hard-to-Treat sarcomas
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called ADI-PEG 20 combined with two chemotherapy drugs (gemcitabine and docetaxel) in 98 people with soft tissue sarcoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, or small cell lung cancer. The goal was to see if the combination could slow cancer growth better than…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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New chemo cocktail shows promise for rare bone cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a more intense chemotherapy plan for people aged 2 to 50 with Ewing sarcoma that has spread beyond the lungs. The goal was to see if this approach could help more patients become cancer-free for at least 18 months. The treatment combined high-dose chemotherapy w…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Institut Curie • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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New hope for young cancer patients: drug shows promise against tough tumors
Disease control CompletedThis study tested the drug lenvatinib in 127 children, adolescents, and young adults whose solid tumors had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink tumors and to check for side effects. Participants received lenvatinib daily, and…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Glow-in-the-dark dye may help surgeons spot hidden cancer in kids
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study is testing whether a green dye called ICG can help surgeons see tumors more clearly during surgery in children and teens with solid tumors. The dye is injected before surgery and makes tumor tissue glow under a special camera. The goal is to see if this technique helps…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Chemo's hidden toll: brain changes decades after childhood bone cancer
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at 92 adults who had chemotherapy for bone tumors (osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma) as children or teenagers. Researchers used surveys to measure thinking, memory, and concentration problems years after treatment. The goal was to understand which patients are most…
Sponsor: Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Leg cancer surgery recovery tracked in new study
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study followed 100 people who had surgery to remove bone or soft tissue tumors in their leg or pelvis. Researchers measured how independent they became in daily activities and how well their joints moved during the first six months after surgery. The goal was simply to descr…
Sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Could a Radiation-Free MRI replace risky scans for kids with cancer?
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study tested whether a special MRI technique called diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) can safely and accurately stage sarcomas in children without using radiation. 98 children with bone or soft-tissue sarcomas received DWI-MRI scans, and researchers compared the results to st…
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Real-World data reveals gaps in bone cancer care
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked back at the medical records of 545 patients with bone tumors that had spread (metastatic). The goal was to see how these patients were treated in real life and what their outcomes were. The study focused on three types of bone tumors: osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma…
Sponsor: Institut Bergonié • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Can a Child's tumor DNA guide better cancer treatment?
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study tested whether analyzing the DNA and RNA of a child's tumor could help doctors choose personalized treatments. It included 186 children with relapsed or hard-to-treat cancers like neuroblastoma and brain tumors. The goal was to see if this approach was feasible and saf…
Sponsor: Giselle Sholler • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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AI analyzes 700 sarcoma cases to unlock survival secrets
Knowledge-focused CompletedResearchers used machine learning to analyze electronic health records from 700 patients with osteosarcoma or Ewing's sarcoma. The goal was to find patterns in survival and other outcomes. No new treatment was tested; instead, the study aimed to learn from existing data to potent…
Sponsor: University of Milano Bicocca • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Which bone-rebuilding method works best for kids with leg tumors?
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked back at medical records of 91 children who had a malignant bone tumor removed from their leg and then had the bone rebuilt using one of three techniques: induced membrane, vascularized fibula, or vascularized fibula plus a bone graft. The goal was to compare how…
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 16:02 UTC