SARCOMA

With an overall response rate of 38.6% and a consistent safety profile of that seen in prior trials, afamitresgene autoleucel continues to show clinical responses in patients with late-stage synovial sarcoma.

Fifty percent of patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma enrolled in the phase 1b study of camsirubicin and pegfilgrastim had stable disease.

A suspected unexpected serious adverse reaction to seclidemstat led the developer to pause a phase 1/2 evaluating the agent in patients with Ewing and FET-rearranged sarcoma.

Twelve-week safety data from the phase 2 ENVASARC trial of envafolimab alone and in combination with ipilimumab in patients with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and myxofibrosarcoma support proceeding with enrollment of patients in the trial.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to DUNP19 for patients with osteosarcoma.

The FDA granted an orphan drug designation to AVA6000 for the treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

Results from a phase 2 study revealed nivolumab plus ipilimumab to demonstrate promising clinical activity and manageable safety signals in previously treated patients with classical Kaposi sarcoma who had disease progression.

For sarcoma awareness month, Lisa Ercolano, MD, discusses the need for a multidisciplinary approach to treating patients with osteosarcoma.

The FDA has approved crizotinib as treatment for adult and pediatric patients aged 1 year and older with unresectable, recurrent, or refractory inflammatory ALK-positive myofibroblastic tumors.

IfIosfamide treatment improved event-free survival compared with topotecan plus cyclophosphamide in patients with relapsed/refractory Ewing sarcoma, phase 2/3 study results show.

With expanding knowledge of the molecular characteristics of uterine sarcomas, investigators are working to develop treatments specific to each subtype.

Results of the SEAL study revealed a 30% progression-free survival improvement in patients with advanced, metastatic dedifferentiated liposarcoma who underwent selinexor therapy as well as other efficacy and safety benefits.

Pembrolizumab may be a new therapeutic option for patients classic and endemic Kaposi’s sarcoma, according to phase 2 study results.

Orphan drug designation has been granted to Veyonda as a form of treatment in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

Patients with sarcoma may respond to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, but identifying patients who are most likely to respond to this therapy is an ongoing obstacle and suggests the need for further research.

There remains a need for biomarkers of primary gastrointestinal stromal tumor subclones to characterize invasion or metastasis, according to Jonathan A. Fletcher, MD.

For patients with advanced synovial sarcoma or myxoid/ round cell liposarcoma, afamitresgene autoleucel is a promising novel therapy.

Results presented during the 2022 January ASCO Plenary Series showed that ripretinib did perform better than sunitinib in terms of the objective response rate, and the safety profile of the drug was favorable compared with sunitinib.

Devimistat shows therapeutic potential in patients with clear cell sarcoma after dose-escalation ends with no observed dose-limiting toxicities.

IMX-110 may soon be granted fast track designation for the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma children.

FDA approval has been granted to nab-sirolimus for intravenous use as treatment of patients with advanced malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.

A California-based study of devimistat plus hydroxychloroquine for soft tissue sarcoma has enrolled its first patient.

A phase 1b/2 study has shown an 80% clinical activity rate with liposomal annamycin as treatment of soft tissue sarcoma lung metastases.

Following its success in acute myeloid leukemia and other cancers, devimistat is being explored as a treatment option for clear cell sarcoma in a phase 1/2 trial.

Phase 2 data show that tyrosine kinase inhibitors can be combined with chemotherapy to improve outcomes in patients with relapsed or refractory osteosarcoma.

The first patient has been dosed in a trial of FHD-609, a selective protein degrader of bromodomain-containing protein 9, for the treatment of synovial sarcoma.

Advances in medicine have offered an improved classification system for liposarcoma, and the treatment landscape is ever evolving as new targets are being identified.

An orphan drug designation has been granted to the CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody, sotigalimab, for the treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

During the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, multiple trials for targeted treatments were presented for soft tissue sarcoma. Dean Frohlich, PhD, and Brian A. Van Tine, MD, PhD, discuss the the results of some of these presentations, including the Spearhead 1 trial.

The FDA has granted priority review to the New Drug Application for nab-sirolimus for consideration as a treatment for patients with advanced malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.