Funding
Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan (Rogel Cancer Center)
Mayo Clinic (The Mayo Clinic)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
United States Department of Health and Human Services
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ARTICLE ABSTRACT
Soft-tissue sarcomas are rare malignancies with poor prognosis and limited systemic treatment options. We conducted a phase II study to assess the efficacy and safety of trabectedin and olaparib in patients with advanced disease.
Patients with soft-tissue sarcoma who received ≥1 prior therapy were recruited into two cohorts. Cohort 1 included leiomyosarcoma and liposarcoma; cohort 2 included other histologies. All patients received trabectedin (1.1 mg/m2 24-hour infusion every 21 days) and olaparib (150 mg twice daily continuously). The study was conducted using a Simon minimax two-stage design with a primary endpoint of objective response (OR) rate per RECIST 1.1.
Twenty-nine (cohort 1, 16; cohort 2, 13) patients enrolled; one patient in cohort 2 was not evaluable. There were no confirmed ORs in cohort 1; the best response was stable disease in 12 (75%) patients and progressive disease in four (25%). Two partial responses were observed in cohort 2 (n = 12). The most common adverse events were fatigue (75%), neutropenia (75%), anemia (68%), and thrombocytopenia (68%). The median progression-free survival and overall survival for all patients were 3.5 (95% confidence interval, 3.3–8.2) and 13.2 months (95% confidence interval, 10.3–20.9), respectively. Next-generation sequencing of 17 tumors revealed multiple abnormalities, most commonly in TP53, RB1, and ATRX.
Trabectedin plus olaparib conferred high rates of toxicity and failed to demonstrate ORs in leiomyosarcoma and liposarcoma. Preliminary evidence of clinical benefit in two patients in cohort 2 suggests potential value of either or both drugs in other sarcomas.
