Research Article

Treatment Patterns and Healthcare Resource Utilization among Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma in US Community Practices

Table 2

Treatment regimens in the pre- and post-2016 periods.

Overall (n = 376)1L pre-October 2016 cohort (n = 97)1L post-October 2016 cohort (n = 279)

1L regimen distribution, n (%)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel125 (33.2)44 (45.4)81 (29.0)
 Olaratumab + doxorubicin64 (17.0)0 (0.0)64 (22.9)
 Gemcitabine27 (7.2)5 (5.2)22 (7.9)
 Doxorubicin + ifosfamide25 (6.6)7 (7.2)18 (6.5)
 Doxorubicin24 (6.4)13 (13.4)11 (3.9)
 Pazopanib18 (4.8)5 (5.2)13 (4.7)
 Dacarbazine + doxorubicin16 (4.3)3 (3.1)13 (4.7)
 Liposomal doxorubicin12 (3.2)7 (7.2)5 (1.8)
 Paclitaxel10 (2.7)3 (3.1)7 (2.5)
 Cyclophosphamide + dactinomycin + vincristine5 (1.3)2 (2.1)3 (1.1)
 Other 1L regimen50 (13.3)8 (8.2)42 (14.1)
2L regimen distribution, n (%)
 No 2L treatment observed180 (47.9)20 (20.6)160 (57.3)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel49 (13.0)11 (11.3)38 (13.6)
 Pazopanib24 (6.4)13 (13.4)11 (3.9)
 Olaratumab + doxorubicin23 (6.1)5 (5.2)18 (6.5)
 Trabectedin15 (4.0)7 (7.2)8 (2.9)
 Doxorubicin11 (2.9)8 (8.2)3 (1.1)
 Gemcitabine10 (2.7)1 (1.0)9 (3.2)
 Eribulin mesylate7 (1.9)2 (2.1)5 (1.8)
 Olaratumab6 (1.6)2 (2.1)4 (1.4)
 Pembrolizumab6 (1.6)3 (3.1)3 (1.1)
 Doxorubicin + ifosfamide5 (1.3)4 (4.1)1 (0.4)
 Other 2L regimen40 (10.6)21 (21.6)19 (6.8)
3L regimen distribution, n (%)
 No 3L treatment observed291 (77.4)56 (57.7)235 (84.2)
 Olaratumab + doxorubicin17 (4.5)7 (7.2)10 (3.6)
 Trabectedin15 (4.0)9 (9.3)6 (2.2)
 Pazopanib7 (1.9)3 (3.1)4 (1.4)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel6 (1.6)2 (2.1)4 (1.4)
 Other 3L regimen40 (10.6)20 (20.6)20 (7.2)
1L to 2L treatment sequence distribution, n (%)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel > none60 (16.0)9 (9.3)51 (18.3)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel > olaratumab + doxorubicin19 (5.1)5 (5.2)14 (5.0)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel > pazopanib11 (2.9)7 (7.2)4 (1.4)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel > doxorubicin8 (2.1)6 (6.2)2 (0.7)
 Gemcitabine + docetaxel > trabectedin8 (2.1)4 (4.1)4 (1.4)
 Other 1L to 2L treatment sequence270 (71.8)66 (68.0)204 (73.1)

1L, first-line; 2L, second-line 3L, third-line. Regimens received by fewer than 5 patients in the study population were grouped into this category. In the 1L setting, 33 unique regimens each were received by fewer than 5 patients. In the 2L setting, 28 unique regimens each were received by fewer than 5 patients. In the 3L setting, 27 unique regimens each were received by fewer than 5 patients. Treatment sequences received by fewer than 5 patients in the study population were grouped into this category. In total, 112 unique 1L to 2L treatment sequences were each received by fewer than 5 patients.