Review Article

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

Table 7

Current clinical trials with rapalogs in sarcomas.

AgentHuman trialsClinical benefit rate (CR, PR, and SD)Notes

TemsirolimusGIST
ASCO 2010
GIST = 4/15 (27%)
STS = 2/15 (13%)
Refractory GIST
TemsirolimusPhase II STS
Mayo Clinic
5%
SirolimusKaposi sarcoma15/15 (100%)Posttransplant KS
Dermal lesions
RidaforolimusPhase II-STS61/212 (29%; 2% PR)IV formulation
RidaforolimusSUCEED trialPFS: HR = 0.69 ( ) (22.4 versus 14.7 weeks)Maintenance after ChemoRX