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Table 3 Kinase-inhibitors in soft tissue sarcomas: prospective evidence

From: Systemic treatment in advanced soft tissue sarcoma: what is standard, what is new

Study

Population

Study phase

Drug and schedule

Patients

Overall response rate (%)

Progression-free survival (months)

Overall survival (months)

Tyrosine-kinase inhibitors

George et al., 2009 [60]

Metastatic all-type STS

Phase II

Sunitinib 37.5 mg once daily

53

2

1.8

NA

Hensley et al., 2009 [59]

Advanced uterine LMS

Phase II

Sunitinib 50 mg daily, 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off

25

9

1.5

NA

Rutkowski et al., 2010 [19]

DFSP

Pooled analysis of two phase II

Imatinib 400–800 mg daily

34

32

20.4

Unreached

Wagner et al., 2012 [68]

MTF-associated tumours (including ASPS, CCS)

Phase II

Tivantinib 120 mg, twice daily

47

2

3.6

NA

van der Graaf et al., 2012 [45]

Metastatic, non-adipocytic STS

Randomised, phase III

Arm A: pazopanib 800 mg daily

Arm B: placebo

Arm A: 246

Arm B: 123

Arm A: 6

Arm B: 0

Arm A: 4.6

Arm B: 1.6

Arm A: 12.5

Arm B: 10.7

Ray-Coquard et al., 2012 [55]

Advanced superficial (stratum A) and visceral (stratum B) angiosarcoma

Phase II

Sorafenib 400 mg twice daily

Stratum A: 26

Stratum B: 15

Stratum A: 15

Stratum B: 13

Stratum A: 1.8

Stratum B: 3.8

Stratum A: 12

Stratum B: 9

Kummar et al., 2013 [61]

Advanced ASPS

Phase II

Cedinarib 30 mg daily

46

35

  

Mir et al., 2016 [54]

Cohort A: LPS

Cohort B: LMS

Cohort C: SS

Cohort D: other sarcomas

Randomised, phase II

Arm A: regorafenib 160 mg/day 3 weeks on, 1 week off

Arm B: placebo

Cohort A: 43

Cohort B: 56

Cohort C: 27

Cohort D: 56

Cohort A: 0 (arm A) vs. 0 (arm B)

Cohort B: 0 (arm A) vs. 4 (arm B)

Cohort C: 8 (arm A) vs. 0 (arm B)

Cohort D: 11 (arm A) vs. 0 (arm B)

Cohort A: 1.1 (arm A) vs. 1.7 (arm B)

Cohort B: 3.7 (arm A) vs. 1.8 (arm B)

Cohort C: 5.6 (arm A) vs. 1 (arm B)

Cohort D: 2.9 (arm A) vs. 1 (arm B)

Cohort A: 4.7 (arm A) vs. 8.8 (arm B)

Cohort B: 21 (arm A) vs. 9.1 (arm B)

Cohort C: 13.4 (arm A) vs. 6.7 (arm B)

Cohort D: 12.1 (arm A) vs. 9.5 (arm B)

Chi et al., 2016 [62]

Metastatic all-type STS

Phase II

Anlotinib 12 mg daily, 2 weeks on, 1 week off

166

11

5.6

NA

Agulnik et al., 2016 [87]

Metastatic all-type STS

Phase II

Tivozanib 1.5 mg daily, 3 week on, 1 week off

58

3.6

3.5

12.2

Schuetze et al., 2016 [67]

Metastatic all-type STS

Phase II

Dasatinib 100 mg twice daily

200

1

1.9

8

Schuetze et al., 2017 [66]

Metastatic ASPS, CS, chordoma, ES, SFT

Phase II

Dasatinib 100 mg twice daily

116

<1

5.8

21.6

Serine/threonine kinase inhibitors

Demetri et al., 2013 [69]

Metastatic all-type STS and BS (responsive/stable on CHT)

Randomised, phase III

Arm A: ridaforolimus 40 mg once daily, 5 days every week

Arm B: placebo

Arm A: 347

Arm B: 364

NA

Arm A: 17.7

Arm B: 14.6

Arm A: 21

Arm B: 19.8

Schwartz et al., 2013 [76]

Metastatic all-type STS and BS

Phase II

Cixutumumab (6 mg/kg) and temsirolimus (25 mg)

174

5

NA

NA

Dickson et al., 2013 [80]

Advanced CDK4-amplified WDLPS/DDLPS

Phase II

PD0332991 200 mg orally once daily, 2 weeks on, 1 week off

30

3

18

NA

  1. ASPS alveolar soft part sarcoma; BS bone sarcomas; CCS clear cell sarcoma; CHT chemotherapy; CS chondrosarcoma; DDLPS dedifferentiated liposarcoma; DFSP dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; ES epithelioid sarcoma; LMS leiomyosarcoma; LPS liposarcoma; MTF microphthalmia transcription factor; NA not available; OS osteosarcoma; SFT solitary fibrous tumour; SS synovial sarcoma; STS soft tissue sarcomas; UPS undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma; WDLPS well-differentiated liposarcoma