SARCOMA

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to tigilanol tiglate for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.

Early data of afamitresgene autoleucel suggest substantial benefits for those with advanced synovial sarcoma who haven't responded to other treatments.

Mark Agulnik, MD, discusses advances in determining the molecular drivers of the tumor in the sarcoma space.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Lisa B. Ercolano, MD, discussed the evolving treatment landscape for sarcomas and underscored the pivotal role of molecular profiling, while addressing the need for more efficacious systemic therapies.

According to findings presented at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting, INT230-6 enhanced overall survival and disease control rates in relapsed, refractory, and metastatic sarcomas.

Lisa B. Ercolano, MD, discusses some of the advances that have been seen in the treatment of sarcomas.

INT230-6 is an investigational product candidate made up of cisplatin, vinblastine, and a penetration enhancer molecule being evaluated for patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

Various combination strategies are being explored in soft tissue sarcomas in efforts to increase efficacy.

For Sarcoma Awareness Month, Lisa B. Ercolano, MD, and Mark Agulnik, MD, discussed the importance of understanding the genomics of sarcomas and how molecular testing can be useful in this space.

Jeffrey Dome, MD, PhD, discusses how the use of atezolizumab has impacted the treatment of pediatric patients with alveolar soft part sarcoma.

Lisa B. Ercolano, MD, discusses the treatment of sarcomas in an era of molecular medicine.

Among patients with unresectable or metastatic undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma or myxofibrosarcoma, envafolimab generated positive efficacy data with a well-tolerated safety profile.

Treatment with INT230-6 alone led to extended survival among patients with soft tissue sarcoma by nearly 450 days, compared with synthetic controls, and demonstrated a favorable safety profile.

The combination of doxorubicin, balstilimab, and zalifrelimab has some early signals of activity in both immune hot and cold sarcoma subtypes with manageable toxicity.

Correlative work is ongoing following positive results from the phase 1 study of cabozantinib with nivolumab and ipilimumab.

No progression-free survival advantage was shown with milademetan compared with trabectedin in the phase 3 MANTRA study.

Matthew A. Ingham, MD, discusses the key takeaways from an article he co-authored regarding novel therapeutics in uterine sarcoma.

In season 4, episode 5 of Targeted Talks, Alice P. Chen, MD, discusses important studies that are investigating treatment options for alveolar soft part sarcoma.

According to Alice P. Chen, MD, the phase 2 study of atezolizumab alone or atezolizumab plus bevacizumab has a unique design.

A patient treated with the second highest dose level of FHD-609 had a grade 4 adverse event. Enrollment in the study of the agent in patients with synovial sarcoma or SMARCB-1 deleted tumors has been halted.

TP-1287, an investigational oral phosphate prodrug of the CDK9 inhibitor alvocidib, has been granted an orphan drug designation by the FDA for patients with Ewing sarcoma.

Data from an analysis of the combined NRG-RTOG 0630/9514 trials show that pathologic complete response can be used as a prognostic factor for clinical outcomes in future research of patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Neeta Somaiah, MD, explained how targeted therapies have started to re-shape the treatment of sarcomas and the potential role of immunotherapy in the future.

Both pediatric brain cancers and sarcomas have an extremely dismal outcome in the relapse setting, according to Catherine Bollard, MD. A new Cancer Grand Challenge aims to address the issue with the development of new therapies.

A phase 1 trial showed efficacy of a novel T-cell therapy targeting MAGE-A4 in solid tumors, particularly synovial sarcoma.