CWS Study Group

Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS) is one of the three world-wide soft tissue sarcoma study groups to optimize treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with rare soft tissue sarcomas and benign soft tissue tumors. CWS countries are Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany.

CWS collaborates with the European pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group EpSSG and Children`s Oncology Group COG as international partner in the United States.

The CWS study center and the organization of the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Registry (SoTiSaR and the upcoming SoTiSaR 2.0) is located at Klinikum Stuttgart, Olgahospital and the University Children's Hospital Tübingen.

The clinical reference consultation for patients included in the European Soft Tissue Sarcoma Registry (SoTiSaR and the upcoming SoTiSaR 2.0) takes place for local treatment in the weekly tumor web-based conference Mondays at 4 pm. Please contact the CWS study center for advice regarding your patients.

Molecular and translational research as well as new immunological approaches are most important to improve future classification of sarcoma and treatment of sarcoma patients. The centers Heidelberg, Tübingen and Frankfurt are affiliated research partners at highest level.