Best Reported Long-Term Survival for Bone Cancer

The intraarterial chemotherapy protocol developed in cooperation with Colorado State University's Animal Cancer Center is utilized at The Denver Clinic for treatment of osteosarcoma and malignant fibroushistiosarcoma of the extremity in children and adults. Patient outcomes following treatment using the I-A protocol by the Denver Clinic physicians have resulted in the best 10-year survival for bone cancer in kids and adults compared to any other center in the world. 

 

The Denver Clinic physicians have published these outcomes in peer reviewed journals. For more information please feel free to contact The Denver Clinic at 1-800-262-5462.

 

The articles are available by clicking the links below.

Superior Survival in Treatment of Primary Nonmetastatic Pediatric Osteosarcoma of the Extremity: Wilkins RM, Cullen JC, Odom LF, Jamroz BA, et al; Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2003, 10(5):498-507

 

Intraarterial Chemotherapy for Extremity Osteosarcoma and MFH in Adults: Hugate RR, Wilkins RM, Kelly CM, Hinshaw I, et al: Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 2008, 466:1292-1301

 

meet the team

Wendy Gill, MD

thumb_wgill_2009Dr. Wendy Gill is a board certified specialist in infectious diseases.  She received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at University of Colorado.  She also completed a residency in tropical medicine through the University of Alabama program in Lima, Peru. Her fellowship in infectious disease was completed at the University of Washington in Seattle.  She has been a member of the Denver Clinic for Extremities at Risk since she joined Drs. Ray Blum and Matt Terra in practice at Infectious Disease Consultants. 

 

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