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Sarcoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Sarcoma

Cancer Family

Sarcoma

CI-CAN-00000344SARExplore in graph →

634 active trials17 approved drugs182 evidence items

NCIt: C9118
OncoTree: SARCNOS
DOID: 1115
MeSH: D012509
Other: 1 more code

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics19
Variants & evidence182
Drugs37
Trials2686
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness5 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A usually aggressive malignant neoplasm of the soft tissue or bone. It arises from muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, bone, cartilage, and blood vessels. Sarcomas occur in both children and adults. The prognosis depends largely on the degree of differentiation (grade) of the neoplasm. Representative subtypes are liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and chondrosarcoma.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Connective and Soft Tissue NeoplasmCancer Family
Malignant NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (22)

ncit

Bone Sarcoma21 sub
Chest Wall Sarcoma
Childhood Sarcoma13 sub
Chondrosarcoma17 sub
Ewing Sarcoma5 sub
Fibrosarcoma13 sub
Head and Neck Sarcoma17 sub
High Grade Sarcoma6 sub

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Connective and Soft TissueC3810
Soft TissueC12471

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000344
Entity type: Cancer Family
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 3
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

27 sub

Low Grade Sarcoma6 sub

Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor22 sub

Malignant Vascular Neoplasm3 sub

Myosarcoma2 sub

Osteosarcoma13 sub

Pelvic Sarcoma2 sub

Peritoneal Sarcomatosis

Radiation-Related Sarcoma2 sub

Sarcoma by FNCLCC Grade4 sub

Sarcoma of the Extremity

Small Cell Sarcoma7 sub

Soft Tissue Sarcoma59 sub

Spindle Cell Sarcoma4 sub

744 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

2,686 / 634

Publications (all / 5y)

160,240 / 18,818

Evidence items

182

Genes / variants

204 / 86

Drugs (any / approved)

37 / 17

Genomic cohorts

19

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (7)

Sarcomamesh_heading · MeSH
Mesenchymal Tumor, Malignantsynonym · NCIt
SARCOMA, MALIGNANTsynonym · NCIt
Sarcoma, NOSsynonym · OncoTree
Sarcoma of Soft Tissue and Bonesynonym · NCIt
Sarcoma of the Soft Tissue and Bonesynonym · NCIt
Sarcoma, Soft Tissuesynonym · MeSH

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials634countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #60 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials364countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #58 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items182countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #31 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months2,831countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #53 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts19countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #66 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants