British Sarcoma Group

The following are links to NHS Publications and published papers which provide guidance to commissioners and offer frameworks for the treatment of sarcoma.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Improving Outcomes Guidance for People with Sarcoma (England and Wales)

Wales - National Standards for Sarcoma Services 2009
(in English only)

Scottish Sarcoma Network

The following Guidelines are clinical and offer frameworks for the treatment of patients. Because of the heterogeneity of sarcoma for some tumours there will be scientific rationale for treatments not listed in these publications.

BSG Guidance for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

BSG Guidance for Bone Sarcoma

UK Guideline for Gastrointestinal Stronal Tumour (GIST)

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (ESMO Guideline)

Soft Tissue Sarcoma (ESMO Guideline)

NCCN Guidelines (USA) are available online. Free registration is
required at the NCCN wesbite

The following are Technology Appraisal publications listing funding decisions from the National Insitute of Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) relevant to sarcoma.

Imatinib for GIST

Escalated dose imatinib for GIST

Adjuvant imatinib for GIST

Sunitinib for GIST

Trabectedin for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Mifamurtide for Osteosarcoma