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
 
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About Our Program

Comprehensive Care

Our group brings together important components of patient care:

  • Expertise in adult and pediatric oncology, orthopedic surgery and orthopedic oncology, infectious diseases, microvascular plastic surgeons, amputation rehabilitation, pathology, and neuromodulation for pain management
  • The latest treatments with proven success based on continuing Denver Clinic clinical research
  • Weekly interdisciplinary patient conference
  • Active involvement in outcome studies, publications, and presentations at world-wide medical conferences
  • Full-time referral coordinator to assist with new patient referrals, appointments, transportation, and lodging during the patient work-up
  • Social work services to assist with financial counseling and psychosocial concerns

 

 

 

Conditions We Treat

The Extremities at Risk team focuses on treatment of extremity problems.

Our main areas of treatment are:

 

 

 

Weekly Patient Conference

 

thumb_limb_pres_conf_oct_02_08-72dpiThe cornerstone of Extremities at Risk Program is a weekly clinical conference where medical specialists gather to discuss clinical issues and potential patient treatment plans. The clinical conference matches advanced protocols or successful new surgical techniques to the individual patient. The treating physician will often return with follow-up information about the results, aiding in future discussions regarding patients with similiar problems.

 

 

 

 

Our Services

Consultations
Denver Clinic Research
Social Work Services
Limb Preservation Foundation
Internet Resources
Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children @ P/SL
Denver Clinic Newsletters

meet the team

Ara Chitchyan, MD

thumb_Chitchyan_AraDr. Ara Chitchyan received his medical degree from Yerevan State Medical University in Yerevan, Armenia.  He completed a surgical residency at Easton Hospital in Easton, PA and his rehabilitation residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.  He specializes in rehabiliation medicine with a special interest in amputee rehab.

 
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