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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Long-Term Progression-Free Survival in a Patient with Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma of the Inguinal Region Treated with Trabectedin.

Ferdinand Haslbauer

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Article in Case reports in oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Ferdinand HaslbauerTumor Center, Salzkammergut-Klinikum Vöcklabruck, Vöcklabruck, Austria.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Presented here is the case of an elderly leiomyosarcoma patient with multiple comorbidities and relapses from prior lines of treatment, who experienced a long-lasting progression-free survival. After initial diagnosis, standard treatment protocols with surgery and subsequent adjuvant radiochemotherapy were administered, followed by a short course of oral pazopanib at the patient's request, which led to a rapid relapse. Afterwards, the patient received trabectedin for 22 months, achieving disease control with good quality of life over an extended period of time. After progression from trabectedin, the patient was switched to eribulin. Future clinical trials are needed to investigate the efficacy of trabectedin maintenance treatment and to identify predictive criteria for response to trabectedin among patients with advanced sarcoma.

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Alkylating agentLeiomyosarcomaMetastatic diseasePartial responseProgression-free survivalSoft tissue sarcomaTrabectedin

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PMID29805376
PMCPMC5968288
OpenAlexW2802937359

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