Advanced soft-tissue sarcoma and treatment options: Critical appraisal of trabectedin
Ημερομηνία
2016Συγγραφέας
Desar, Ingrid M. E.Constantinidou, Anastasia
Kaal, Suzanne E. J.
Jones, Robin Lewis
Graaf, W. T. A. van der
Source
Cancer Management and ResearchVolume
8Pages
95-104Google Scholar check
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Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogeneous group of rare solid tumors of mesenchymal origin. This paper reviews the current status of systemic treatment in advanced and metastatic soft tissue sarcomas, with an emphasis on trabectedin. Trabectedin is a unique type of chemotherapeutic agent with multiple potential mechanisms of action. We discuss the putative mechanisms, as well as the toxicity and administration schedules of trabectedin, followed by its efficacy in first-line systemic therapy and beyond first-line systemic therapy. © 2016 Desar et al.