Purpose: The treatment outcome for locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) remains unsatisfactory. Anlotinib had demonstrated impressive activity in the subsequent-line treatment of STS. This study investigated the combination of anlotinib and epirubicin followed by anlotinib maintenance as first-line treatment for patients with advanced STS. Patients and methods: This prospective, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial was conducted in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan university. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older and had previously untreated, pathologically confirmed, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic STS. All patients received up to 6 cycles of anlotinib plus epirubicin followed by anlotinib maintenance until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or death. The primary endpoint was the progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 6 months. The study was registered on chictr.org (identifier ChiCTR1900024928). Results: From June 2019 to August 2020, 30 patients were enrolled. By December 2021, the median PFS was 11.5 months (95% CI: 8.6-14.4 months), while the median overall survival (OS) was not reached (95% CI: NE-NE). The objective response rate (ORR) was 13.33% and the disease control rate (DCR) was 80.0%. The most common adverse events (AEs) included anemia (43.3%), nausea/vomiting (40.0%), fatigue (36.7%), leukopenia (30.0%) and proteinuria (10.0%), which were mainly of grade 1 or 2. The most frequent grade 3 or 4 AEs were anemia (10.0%), febrile neutropenia (33.3%), hypothyroidism (3.3%), and leukopenia (3.3%). No treatment-related death occurred. Conclusions: The combination of anlotinib and epirubicin followed by anlotinib maintenance demonstrated promising efficacy with a favorable safety profile.
<div>AbstractPurpose:<p>The treatment outcome for locally advanced or metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) remains unsatisfactory. Anlotinib had demonstrated impressive activity in the subsequent-line treatment of STS. This study investigated the combination of anlotinib and epirubicin followed by anlotinib maintenance as first-line treatment for patients with advanced STS.</p>Patients and Methods:<p>This prospective, open-label, single-arm, phase II trial was conducted in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Eligible patients were ages 18 years or older and had previously untreated, pathologically confirmed, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic STS. All patients received up to six cycles of anlotinib plus epirubicin followed by anlotinib maintenance until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or death. The primary endpoint was the progression-free survival (PFS) rate at 6 months. The study was registered on chictr.org (identifier ChiCTR1900024928).</p>Results:<p>From June 2019 to August 2020, 30 patients were enrolled. By December 2021, the median PFS was 11.5 months [95% confidence interval (CI): 8.6–14.4 months], while the median overall survival was not reached (95% CI: NE–NE). The objective response rate was 13.33% and the disease control rate was 80.0%. The most common adverse events (AE) included anemia (43.3%), nausea/vomiting (40.0%), fatigue (36.7%), leukopenia (30.0%), and proteinuria (10.0%), which were mainly of grade 1 or 2. The most frequent grade 3 or 4 AEs were anemia (10.0%), febrile neutropenia (33.3%), hypothyroidism (3.3%), and leukopenia (3.3%). No treatment-related death occurred.</p>Conclusions:<p>The combination of anlotinib and epirubicin followed by anlotinib maintenance demonstrated promising efficacy with a favorable safety profile.</p></div>
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