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Table 5 Previous studies about target therapy on sarcoma

From: Apatinib for advanced sarcoma: results from multiple institutions’ off-label use in China

Drug

Combined with chemotherapy

The first author’s last name

Year of publication

Trial Sponsor

Number of patients (N)

Clinical outcome

osteosarcoma

 

GT

Elizabeth Fox

2012

SARTCSf

14

ORR 7.1%;

Sorafenib

no

Grignani

2011

Italian Sarcoma Group

35

4 m-PFSa 46%; DRd 4 m; ORRc14%;

Trastuzumab

Cytotoxic Chemotherapy

Ebb

2012

COGe

41

30 m-EFS 32%; 30 m-OSb 50%; without significant difference comparing with control group

Sirolimus

Cyclophosphamide

Schuetze

2012

Michigan University

5

ORR 0%; 4 m-PFS 30% (combined with other sarcoma)

Cixutumumab and Temsirolimus

no

Schwartz

2013

MSKCCg fund

24

ORR 13%; median PFS 6w

Cixutumumab

no

Weigel

2014

COG

11

ORR 0%; 1/11 SD for 140 d

R1507

no

Pappo

2014

SARTCSf

38

ORR 2.5%; DR: 12w; 12w-PFS 17%

Sorafenib; Everolimus

no

Grignani

2015

Italian Sarcoma Group

38

6 m-PFS 45%; DR 5 m; ORR 10%

Cixutumumab; Temsirolimus

no

Wagner

2015

COG

11

ORR 0%;

Dasatinib

no

Schuetze

2016

SARTCS

46

ORR 6.5%; DR 5.7 m; 2y-OS 15%

Apatinib

no

Present study

2017

 

22

ORR 40.9%;median PFS 3.1 m; 4 m PFS 24.1%; 6 m PFS 18.1%

Ewing sarcoma

 

GT

Elizabeth Fox

2012

SARTCS

14

ORR 14.3%;

R1507

no

Pappo

2011

SARTCS

115

ORR 9.6%; median PFS 1.3 m; median OS 7.6 m

Figitumumab

no

Juergens

2011

European organization

106

ORR 14.2%; median PFS 1.9 m; median OS 8.9 m

Cixutumumab + temsirolimus

no

Schwartz

2013

MSKCC

27

ORR 14.8%; median PFS 7.5w; median OS 16.2 m

Olaparib

no

Choy E

2014

MGHh

12

ORR 0%; DR 5.7w;

Cixutumumab + temsirolimus

no

Wagner LM

2015

COG

43

ORR 0%; 12w-PFS 16%;

Apatinib+everolimus & apatinib alone

no

Present study

2017

 

10

ORR 70%; median PFS 2.0 m; 12w-PFS 22.5%

Soft tissue sarcoma

 

Topotecan +carboplatin

Bochennek K

2013

CSTSGi

34

ORR 38%;

Pazopanib

no

Winette T A

2012

EORTCj and the PALETTE study group

246

ORR 6%; median PFS 4.6 m; median OS 12.5 m

Olaratumab

Doxorubicin

William D Tap

2016

MSKCC and 16 clinical sites in US

15 in IB trial and 67 in II trial

ORR 18.2%; median PFS 6.6 m; median OS 26.5 m

Regorafenib

no

Thomas Brodowicz

2015

International trial (France, Austria, Germany)

82

Median PFS 5.6 m for SS and 2.9 m for none specific;

Apatinib alone & apatinib+everolimus

Sometimes accompanied with GTk

Present study

2017

 

21

ORR 71.4%; median PFS 6.6 m; 4 m-PFS 71.4%; median OS 9.9 m

chondrosarcoma

 

GT

Elizabeth Fox

2012

SARTCS

25

ORR 8%;

GDC-0449

no

A. Italiano

2013

French Sarcoma Group/US; French National Cancer Institute

39

ORR 0%; median PFS 3.5 m; 6-m PFS 28.2%; 1-y PFS 19.2%

Imatinib

no

Grignani

2011

Italian Sarcoma Group

26

ORR 0%; 4 m-PFS 31%; median OS 11 m;

Sirolimus

cyclophosphamide

Bernstein-Molho R

2012

Israel

10

ORR 10%; 60% SD for more than 6 m; median PFS 13.4 m

IDHl inhibitor

no

NCT02273739;

NCT02481154;

NCT02073994;

NCT02496741

2016–2017

  

Under investigations

Apatinib alone

no

Present study

2017

 

3

ORR 100%; median PFS 7.37

  1. aPFS: progression-free survival
  2. bOS: overall survival
  3. cORR: overall response rate, defined as complete responses (CRs) + partial responses (PRs) + MRs;
  4. dDR: Duration of response
  5. eCOG: Children’s Oncology Group
  6. fSARTCS: Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration Study
  7. gMSKCC: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  8. hMGH: Massachusetts General Hospital
  9. iCSTSG: Cooperative Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group
  10. jEORTC: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
  11. kGT: chemo-protocol combined with gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 d1,8 and docetaxel 75 mg/m2 d8
  12. lIDH: isocitrate dehydrogenase