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ArticleThe oncologist2025

Patient-reported continued benefits of pexidartinib for tenosynovial giant cell tumor based on a real-world study in the United States.

Dong Dai, Irene Pan, Klaus Freivogel, Xin Ye, Kristen Tecson, William Tap

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6 authors.

Dong DaiDaiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0231-1422
Irene PanUnited BioSource LLC, Blue Bell, PA 19422, United States.
Klaus FreivogelUnited BioSource LLC, Blue Bell, PA 19422, United States.
Xin YeDaiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, United States.
Kristen TecsonDaiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, United States.
William TapSarcoma Medical Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, United States.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Daiichi Sankyo, IncNCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPexidartinib (Turalio) is the only systemic therapy approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT ) based on clinical benefits demonstrated in the Phase III ENLIVEN trial. The present study assessed longitudinal patient-reported outcomes of patients treated with pexidartinib for TGCT.

methodsA longitudinal study was conducted in adult patients who received pexidartinib via the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy in the United States. Two web-based surveys containing patient-reported outcome questionnaires were administered to eligible patients (at least 18 years of age, had taken at least 1 dose of pexidartinib before baseline survey and still on treatment with pexidartinib at the time of follow-up survey, had not participated in any clinical trials for pexidartinib, and could complete questionnaires in English). The first assessment was initiated in 2021 (baseline), and the second was completed in 2022-2023 (follow-up).

resultsOf 83 eligible patients who completed baseline assessment, 45 were eligible for follow-up. Thirty-one of whom consented and 28 completed the assessment. At the time of the follow-up survey, the mean (range) treatment duration was 18.5 (10.6-36.2) months, mean (SD) age was 41.9 (13.70) years, and 67.7% of the patients were female. The most common tumor sites were in the knee (67.7%) and ankle (16.1%). At follow-up, over 85% of patients reported symptom improvement since initiation of treatment with pexidartinib, and nearly 70% of patients reported symptoms to be "Very much improved" or "Much improved." From baseline to follow-up assessment, changes in patient-reported measures on physical function, pain, and stiffness were not statistically significant (P > .05).

conclusionsFindings from this longitudinal study showed continued benefit of pexidartinib in overall symptom improvement from patients' perspectives after an additional year of continued use among patients with symptomatic TGCT.

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AminopyridinesGiant Cell Tumor of Tendon SheathPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPyrrolesAdultAgedFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesAminopyridinespexidartinibPyrrolespatient-reported outcomepexidartinibsymptom changetenosynovial giant cell tumor

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PMID40163687
PMCPMC11957242

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