Phase II study of the antiangiogenic agent SU5416 in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas

Abstract

Purpose: SU5416 (semaxanib) is a small molecule inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-2 and KIT receptor tyrosine kinases. This Phase II study was conducted to investigate the safety and efficacy of SU5416 for patients with soft tissue sarcomas. Experimental Design: Thirteen patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcomas were treated with SU5416 via intravenous infusion at a dose of 145 mg/m2 twice weekly. In selected cases tumor biopsies were taken before and after 2 months of treatment. Results: The median progression-free survival was 1.8 months. Median overall survival was 22.8 months. No objective tumor responses were observed. There was ..