Yondelis + Radioterapia . Phenomenal Results in Phase 1/2 TRASTS Study in Metastatic Sarcoma ! . 72% Overall Response Rate with Trabectedin + Radiotherapy (30 Gy/10 fxn) .

Son Fenomenales estos Resultados teniendo en cuenta que :

In Contrast, Trabectedin Alone Shows ORR of Only ~10% .

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JAMA ONCOLOGY , February 20, 2020 .

Assessment of Safety and Efficacy of Combined Trabectedin and Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Patients With Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
A Nonrandomized Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial.

Javier Martin-Broto, MD, PhD1,2; Nadia Hindi, MD1,2; Antonio Lopez-Pousa, MD3; et al Javier Peinado-Serrano, MD2,4,5; Rosa Alvarez, MD6; Ana Alvarez-Gonzalez, MD7; Antoine Italiano, MD8; Paul Sargos, MD9; Josefina Cruz-Jurado, MD10; Josep Isern-Verdum, MD11; Maria Carmen Dolado, MD12; Inmaculada Rincon-Pérez, MD5; Paloma Sanchez-Bustos, MSc2; Antonio Gutierrez, MD, PhD13; Cleofe Romagosa, MD, PhD14; Carlo Morosi, MD15; Giovanni Grignani, MD16; Marco Gatti, MD17; Pablo Luna, MD18; Ignacio Alastuey, MD19; Andres Redondo, MD, PhD20,21; Belen Belinchon, MD22; Jordi Martinez-Serra, PhD13; Marie-Pierre Sunyach, MD23; Jean-Michel Coindre, MD, PhD24,25; Angelo P. Dei Tos, MD, PhD26; Jesus Romero, MD, PhD27; Alessandro Gronchi, MD28; Jean-Yves Blay, MD, PhD29,30; David S. Moura, PhD2

Questions :

What is the recommended dose of trabectedin in combination with radiotherapy at a dose of 30 Gy with fractionation of 3 Gy/d for 10 days, and does this combination offer an enhancement of activity in terms of tumor reduction that cannot be achieved with systemic therapy alone?

Findings :

In this nonrandomized phase 1/2 clinical trial of 45 patients, the maximum tolerated dose of trabectedin when combined with the specified radiotherapy regimen in phase 1 was 1.5 mg/m2, which was the recommended dose used in phase 2. The overall response rate in the 25 patients with evaluable data was 72% and 60% in local and central assessments, respectively.

Meaning :

The higher response rate seen with the combination therapy, in comparison with the response rate with systemic therapy alone, suggests potential for greater relief in cases where symptoms are related to tumor volume in second-line treatment of advanced soft-tissue sarcomas.

Abstract

Importance Active therapeutic combinations, such as trabectedin and radiotherapy, offer potentially higher dimensional response in second-line treatment of advanced soft-tissue sarcomas. Dimensional response can be relevant both for symptom relief and for survival.

Objective To assess the combined use of trabectedin and radiotherapy in treating patients with progressing metastatic soft-tissue sarcomas.

Design, Setting, and Participants Phase 1 of this nonrandomized clinical trial followed the classic 3 + 3 design, with planned radiotherapy at a fixed dose of 30 Gy (3 Gy/d for 10 days) and infusion of trabectedin at 1.3 mg/m2 as the starting dose, 1.5 mg/m2 as dose level +1, and 1.1 mg/m2 as dose level –1. Phase 2 followed the Simon optimal 2-stage design. Allowing for type I and II errors of 10%, treatment success was defined as an overall response rate of 35%. This study was conducted in 9 sarcoma referral centers in Spain, France, and Italy from April 13, 2015, to November 20, 2018. Adult patients with progressing metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma and having undergone at least 1 previous line of systemic therapy were enrolled. In phase 2, patients fitting inclusion criteria and receiving at least 1 cycle of trabectedin and the radiotherapy regimen constituted the per-protocol population; those receiving at least 1 cycle of trabectedin, the safety population.

Interventions :

Trabectedin was administered every 3 weeks in a 24-hour infusion. Radiotherapy was required to start within 1 hour after completion of the first trabectedin infusion (cycle 1, day 2).

Main Outcomes and Measures :

The dose-limiting toxic effects of trabectedin (phase 1) and the overall response rate (phase 2) with use of trabectedin plus irradiation in metastatic soft-tissue sarcomas.

Results :

Eighteen patients (11 of whom were male) were enrolled in phase 1, and 27 other patients (14 of whom were female) were enrolled in phase 2. The median ages of those enrolled in phases 1 and 2 were 42 (range, 23-74) years and 51 (range, 27-73) years, respectively. In phase 1, dose-limiting toxic effects included grade 4 neutropenia lasting more than 5 days in 1 patient at the starting dose level and a grade 4 alanine aminotransferase level increase in 1 of 6 patients at the +1 dose level. In phase 2, among 25 patients with evaluable data, the overall response rate was 72% (95% CI, 53%-91%) for local assessment and 60% (95% CI, 39%-81%) for central assessment.

Conclusions and Relevance :

The findings of this study suggest that the recommended dose of trabectedin for use in combination with this irradiation regimen is 1.5 mg/m2. The trial met its primary end point, with a high overall response rate that indicates the potential of this combination therapy for achieving substantial tumor shrinkage beyond first-line systemic therapy in patients with metastatic, progressing soft-tissue sarcomas.