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Table 2 Completed phase 1 (or pilot) trials of combination approaches that enrolled patients with sarcoma

From: Targeted antiangiogenic agents in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy in preclinical and clinical studies in sarcoma

Drug combination

Sarcoma tumor type (number enrolled)

Responsesa

Reference

Trials with bevacizumab

 Bevacizumab + pegylated SN-38 (EZN-2208)

STS (5)

SD (2)

[62]

 Bevacizumab + bendamustine

Angiosarcoma (1)

None

[63]

 Bevacizumab + irinotecan

RMS (1)

None

[64]

 Bevacizumab + vincristine/irinotecan/temozolomide

STS (3); OS (2); ES (1)

SD (2)

[65]

 Bevacizumab + vincristine/irinotecan/temozolomide

ES (2); RMS (1); Clear cell sarcoma (1)

CR (1); PR (1)

[42]

 Bevacizumab + sorafenib + cyclophosphamide

OS (2); RMS (2); Other STS (4)

PR (1); SD (3)

[66]

 Bevacizumab + gemcitabine/doxetaxel

STS (36)

CR (5); PR (6); SD (18)

[41]

 Bevacizumab + ifosphamide/etoposide/carboplatin

STS (7); OS (3); Chondrosarcoma (2); Undifferentiated (1)

PR (4); SD (5)

[67]

Trials with VEGFR and PDGFR inhibitors

 Pazopanib + cisplatin

Sarcoma (5)

CR (1); SD (2)

[68]

 Pazopanib + topotecan

STS (6); OS (2)

Unknown

[69]

 Pazopanib + ifosfamide

Sarcoma (19)

PR (3)

[70]

 Pazopanib + paclitaxel/carboplatin

OS (1); Giant cell tumor (1); Other sarcoma (1)

None

[71]

 PDGFR inhibitor (CP-868,596) + docetaxel ± axitinib

ES (3); Other sarcoma (5)

SD (3)

[72]

 Semaxanib + cisplatin/irinotecan

GIST (2); STS (1)

None

[73]

 Sorafenib + irinotecan

OS (4); Synovial sarcoma (1); DSRCT (1); MPNST (1)

Unknown

[74]

 Sunitinib + pemetrexed/carboplatin

Synovial sarcoma (1)

None

[75]

 Sunitinib + gemcitabine

OS (1); STS (1)

SD (1)

[76]

 Sunitinib + ifosfamide

ES (2); STS (6); Other sarcoma (7)

PR (2); SD (3)

[77]

 Sunitinib + irinotecan

OS (1); STS (1)

None

[78]

 Sunitinib + docetaxel

OS and STS (unknown)

None

[79]

Trials with other antiangiogenic agents

 Ombrabulin (AVE8062) + docetaxel

Muscle/bone tumors (5)

None

[80]

 Thrombospondin-1 mimetic (ABT-510) + gemcitabine/cisplatin

Sarcoma (1)

None

[81]

 Thrombospondin-1 mimetic (ABT-510) + 5-FU/leucovorin

Synovial sarcoma (1)

None

[82]

 TNP-470 + paclitaxel/carboplatin

Sarcoma (2)

None

[83]

  1. aOnly includes SD, PR, and CR responses among patients with sarcoma. CR complete response; DRSCT desmoplastic small round cell tumor; ES Ewing sarcoma; GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumor; MPNST malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; OS osteosarcoma; PDGFR platelet-derived growth factor receptor; PR partial response; RMS rhabdomyosarcoma; STS soft tissue sarcoma; SD stable disease; VEGF(R) vascular endothelial growth factor (receptor)