Review Article

The Molecular Biology of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas and Current Trends in Therapy

Table 5

Current Anti-IGF treatment of sarcomas.

Monoclonal antibodiesHuman trialsDisease control rate (CR, PR, and SD)Comments

Figitumumab CP-751, 871ES/STS10/28 (35%)Anti-IGF-IR
CixutumumabSTS22/37 (59%)Liposarcomas; block hybrid receptors
Robatumumab SCH 717454PreclinicalOS, RMSAnti-IGF-IR
Ganitumab AMG479ES2/15 (13%)
RI 507ES18/125 (14.4%)No SD included

TK inhibitorsStatusTarget disease

NVP-AEW541PreclinicalES/STS/GISTSynergy with chemoRx
NVP-ADW 742PreclinicalESSynergy with imatinib
BMS-536924PreclinicalSTSATP-competitive IGF-IR

OthersStatusTarget disease

Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA)PreclinicalSTSDisrupts IGF-1R; blocks HER-2