Review Article

Receptor Tyrosine Kinases as Therapeutic Targets in Rhabdomyosarcoma

Table 2

Clinical trials evaluating drugs that target RTKs or their ligands, with strata that include rhabdomyosarcoma.

RMS tumor eligibilityPatient age (years)DrugIntended RMS TargetAdditional TargetsPhaseStart dateSponsor/ collaborator

Small molecule inhibitors

Relapsed/refractory≥15ImatinibPDGFRABL, c-KitI/IIAug 2000EORTC
Resistant≥15 but ≤70ImatinibPDGFRABL, c-KitIIFeb 2001Novartis
Advanced≥10ImatinibPDGFRABL, c-KitIIJun 2002NCI
Refractory≤21ErlotinibEGFRIFeb 2004COG/NCI
Refractory≤21GefitinibEGFRISep 2005St. Jude’s/Astra Zeneca
Metastatic/advanced/ recurrent≥18SunitinibPDGFRc-KIT, VEGFR2, FLT3IIApr 2007MSKCC/NCI
Advanced≥13DasatinibSRCABL, c-KIT, EPHA2, PDGFRIIMay 2007SARC/
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Metastatic/recurrent≥1 but ≤25DasatinibSRCABL, c-KIT, EPHA2, PDGFRI/IISep 2008Beckman Research Institute/
NCI
Metastatic/relapsed/ refractory≥18PazopanibVEGFR1-3PDGFR, c-KITIIIOct 2008EORTC
Refractory/recurrent≥2 but ≤18 CediranibVEGFR1-3IDec 2008NCI

Monoclonal antibodies against RTK ligands

Metastatic≥0.5 but ≤18BevacizumabVEGFN/AIIJul 2008Hoffman-La Roche

Monoclonal antibodies against RTKs

Recurrent/refractory≥2R1507IGF-1RN/AIINov2007Hoffmann-La Roche/SARC
Unresectable/locally advanced/ metastatic≥16IMC-A12IGF-1RN/AI/IIJun 2008U. Chicago/NCI
Metastatic/advanced≥12IMC-A12IGF-1RN/AIIJun 2008ImClone LLC
Relapsed/refractory≤30CixutumumabIGF-1RN/AIIJan 2009COG/NCI
Metastatic≤49CixutumumabIGF-1RN/APilotJan 2010COG/NCI

Obtained from clinicaltrials.gov website September 2010.