Table 6.
Tumor type | No. of patients | Targeted (nuclear) transcription factors | Progressive disease No. of patients (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Sarcomas I | 21 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 4 (19) |
Angiosarcoma | 6 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 0 |
Melanoma I | 19 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 4 (21) |
Melanoma II Arm B | 35 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 6 (17) |
Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis | 2 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 0 |
Renal clear cell carcinoma I | 18 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 9 (50) |
Renal clear cell carcinoma II | 33 | PPAR α/γ PPAR δ via IFN-α receptor | 2 (7) |
Hormone-refractory prostate cancer | 36 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ glucocorticoid receptor | 5 (14) |
Cholangiocellular carcinoma | 21 | PPAR α/γ, PPAR δ | 0 |
Receptor ligands: PPAR α/γ agonist, PPARδ antagonist (COX-2 inhibitor), dexamethasone, interferon-alpha
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor