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Sarcoma. 2016;2016:3597609. doi: 10.1155/2016/3597609. Epub 2016 Jul 19.

A Systematic Literature Review of Adverse Events Associated with Systemic Treatments Used in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Sarcoma

Ann Colosia, Shahnaz Khan, Michelle D Hackshaw, Alan Oglesby, James A Kaye, Jeffrey M Skolnik

Affiliations

  1. Market Access and Outcomes Strategy, RTI Health Solutions, 200 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709, USA.
  2. US Health Outcomes, Oncology, GlaxoSmithKline, 5 Crescent Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19112, USA.
  3. Epidemiology, RTI Health Solutions, 1440 Main Street, Suite 310, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
  4. US Medical Affairs, Oncology, GlaxoSmithKline, 5 Crescent Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19112, USA.

PMID: 27516726 PMCID: PMC4969544 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3597609

Abstract

This systematic literature review describes adverse events (AEs) among patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who received second-line or later anticancer therapies. Searches were conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for studies of adults with advanced or metastatic STS who received systemic anticancer therapy before enrollment in a randomized-controlled trial of pazopanib, another targeted cancer agent, or cytotoxic chemotherapy. Of 204 publications identified, seven articles representing six unique studies met inclusion criteria. Additional safety results for pazopanib were identified on ClinicalTrials.gov. Hematologic toxicities were common with all therapies evaluated (pazopanib, trabectedin, dacarbazine ± gemcitabine, gemcitabine ± docetaxel, cyclophosphamide, and ifosfamide). Studies differed in AE type, timing of assessment, and outcomes reported, although patient populations and AE assessment timing were relatively similar for pazopanib and trabectedin. AEs that were more common with trabectedin than pazopanib were anemia, neutropenia, nausea/vomiting, and elevations in aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase. An AE that was more common with pazopanib than trabectedin was anorexia. Only the pazopanib study reported AE frequencies versus placebo. A planned meta-analysis was not feasible, as there was no common comparator. More well-designed studies that include common comparators are needed for comparison of safety effects among treatments for STS.

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