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Efficacy and Safety of the Topotecan-Cyclophosphamide Regimen in Adult Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma: A Large, Multicenter, Real-World Study.

Salih Tunbekici, Haydar Cagatay Yuksel, Caner Acar, Gokhan Sahin, Oguzcan Kınıkoglu, Nargiz Majidova, Mustafa Alperen Tunç, Mürsel Sali, Adem Deligonul, Berkan Karadurmus and 4 more

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Salih TunbekiciDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8804-7636
Haydar Cagatay YukselDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.
Caner AcarDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-9782-6807
Gokhan SahinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1478-9383
Oguzcan KınıkogluDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar City Hospital, Health Science University, 34865 Istanbul, Turkey.
Nargiz MajidovaDepartment of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.
Mustafa Alperen TunçDepartment of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, 34899 Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-1537-3032
Mürsel SaliDepartment of Medical Oncology, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
Adem DeligonulDepartment of Medical Oncology, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
Berkan KaradurmusDepartment of Medical Oncology, Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06018 Ankara, Turkey.
Ibrahim TunbekiciDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey.
Pınar GursoyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.
Ulus Ali SanliDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0062-6105
Erdem GokerDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.

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BACKGROUND/

objectivesThere is an unmet need to improve outcomes in patients with metastatic Ewing sarcoma (ES). This retrospective, multicenter study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the topotecan-cyclophosphamide (TC) regimen in adult patients with metastatic ES who had previously been treated with chemotherapy.

methodsThis study enrolled 75 patients who were treated at five oncology centers in Turkey between 2011 and 2020. Patients were treated with the TC regimen, consisting of topotecan at 0.75 mg/m

resultsThe median progression-free survival was 3.06 months (95% CI, 2.91-3.22), and the median overall survival was 6.16 months (95% CI, 5.14-7.18). Patients who received the TC regimen in the second line demonstrated longer OS (7.55 months 95% CI, 5.37-14.17) compared to those who received it in the third line or later (5.70 months 95% CI, 4.07-6.60) (

conclusionsThis study showed that the use of the TC regimen in the second line resulted in better efficacy and overall survival outcomes compared to its use in the third line or later. However, in the entire population, the TC regimen demonstrated only a modest effect on metastatic ES. TC can be considered one of the palliative treatment options for metastatic ES.

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cyclophosphamideefficacyEwing sarcomametastasissafetysecond-line chemotherapytopotecan

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