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Antiangiogenetic therapy with pioglitazone, rofecoxib, and metronomic trofosfamide in patients with advanced malignant vascular tumors

2003; Wiley; Volume: 98; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/cncr.11775

1097-0142

Thomas Vogt, Christian Hafner, K. Bross, Frauke Bataille, Karl‐Walter Jauch, Anna Berand, Michael Landthaler, Reinhard Andreesen, Albrecht Reichle,

Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Abstract BACKGROUND Systemic therapy options for patients with advanced angiosarcomas are limited, and their prognosis is poor. The idea of angiostatic therapy following the paradigm of metronomic dosed chemotherapeutics combined with proapoptotic biomodulators had not been considered previously in these patients. Therefore, in a pilot study, the efficacy of metronomically scheduled, low‐dose trofosfamide in combination with the peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ agonist, pioglitazone, and the selective cyclooxygenase‐2 inhibitor, rofecoxib, was evaluated in patients with advanced vascular malignancies. METHODS Six patients with advanced and pretreated but progressive, malignant vascular tumors (5 angiosarcomas and 1 hemangioendothelioma) received a combination of pioglitazone (45 mg per day orally) plus rofecoxib (25 mg per day orally) and, after 14 days, trofosfamide (3 × 50 mg per day orally). The therapy was administered continuously until progression was observed. If necessary, doses were modified according to side effects. RESULTS Two patients responded with complete remission of disease, one patient responded with partial remission, and three patients achieved stabilization of disease (no change). The median progression‐free survival was 7.7 months (range, 2–15 months). Side effects generally were mild (World Health Organization Grade 1–2). Hospitalization was not necessary. CONCLUSIONS This new triple combination of low‐dose metronomic trofosfamide, pioglitazone, and rofecoxib may represent a feasible new alternative in the palliative treatment of patients with advanced malignant vascular tumors. Cancer 2003. © 2003 American Cancer Society.