Keeping up the 'race pace' in a patient with nonuterine leiomyosarcoma

Future Oncol. 2022 Sep;18(29s):12-16. doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0636. Epub 2022 Sep 26.

Abstract

The most common site of involvement of leiomyosarcoma is the retroperitoneum, accounting for approximately 50% of all cases. The case study presented herein describes the journey of a man with a grade 2 retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma at the time of diagnosis. The patient received first-line doxorubicin (six cycles) and evofosfamide (11 cycles) during participation in the phase III, randomized, double-blind SARC021 trial and achieved stable disease. Upon progression, he received 24 cycles of second-line trabectedin with stable disease, then third-line pazopanib for 14 months with stable disease. Finally, he received fourth-line gemcitabine monotherapy for 5 months until disease progression, which was followed by death. Notably, trabectedin provided long-term disease control and maintained the patient's functional performance throughout treatment.

Keywords: disease control; evofosfamide; retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma; trabectedin; treatment sequence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma* / diagnosis
  • Leiomyosarcoma* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Trabectedin

Substances

  • Doxorubicin
  • Trabectedin

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