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ArticleCancer medicine2020

Efficacy and safety of anlotinib, a multikinase angiogenesis inhibitor, in combination with epirubicin in preclinical models of soft tissue sarcoma.

Zhi-Ming Wang, Shi-Long Zhang, Hua Yang, Rong-Yuan Zhuang, Xi Guo, Han-Xing Tong, Yong Zhang, Wei-Qi Lu, Yu-Hong Zhou

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhi-Ming WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shi-Long ZhangMinhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3095-4246
Hua YangDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Zhongshan Hospital (South Branch), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Rong-Yuan ZhuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xi GuoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Han-Xing TongDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Zhongshan Hospital (South Branch), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yong ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Zhongshan Hospital (South Branch), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei-Qi LuDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Zhongshan Hospital (South Branch), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yu-Hong ZhouDepartment of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNFudan University · CNShanghai Public Health Clinical Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnlotinib is a novel, orally administered, multitarget receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It functions by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis and proliferative signaling pathways. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of anlotinib plus epirubicin in a sarcoma patient-derived xenografts (PDX) model.

methodsWe firstly established a PDX model using fresh tumor tissues that were surgically removed from a patient diagnosed with malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Thirty-six PDX models were divided into six groups and treated with anlotinib alone (low-dose, 1.5 or high-dose, 3.0 mg/kg/day, oral gavage), or with anlotinib plus epirubicin (3.0 mg/kg/once weekly, i.p.) when the tumors grew to 150-200 mm

resultsAfter 5 weeks, treatment with anlotinib or epirubicin alone significantly inhibited tumor growth in the sarcoma PDX model compared with the vehicle control. Tumor volume in the high-dose anlotinib group was significantly smaller than the low-dose anlotinib group (P < .001). Combined high-dose anlotinib and epirubicin treatment resulted in the most pronounced tumor inhibition. In the groups treated with the anlotinib-containing regimen, the expression levels of CD31, EGFR, MVD, and Ki-67 were significantly low. The weight in each group had no statistical differences; the same applied to the hepatic function, cardiac function, and toxicity.

conclusionsHigh-dose anlotinib combined with epirubicin was an effective and safe therapy for STS.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticApoptosisCardiotoxicityCell ProliferationDrug Therapy, CombinationEpirubicinErbB ReceptorsFemaleHeartHistiocytoma, Malignant FibrousHumansImmunohistochemistryIndolesKi-67 AntigenAngiogenesis InhibitorsanlotinibAntibiotics, AntineoplasticEGFR protein, humanEpirubicinErbB ReceptorsIndolesKi-67 AntigenPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Quinolinesanlotinibcombinationepirubicinpatient-derived xenograftssoft tissue sarcomatyrosine kinase inhibitor

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