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. 2023 Jan 12;15(2):483. doi: 10.3390/cancers15020483

Table 4.

Characteristics of studied pharmacotherapeutic regimens.

Agent Dosage Partial Radiographic Response (Range) Stable Radiographic Response (Range) 6-Month Progression-Free Survival (Range) Common Grade III/IV/V Toxicities
Chemotherapy
Hydroxyurea 15–30 mg/kg/d
1000–1500 mg/d
0–10% 0–88% 85% Hematological, dermatological
Temozolomide 50–75 mg/m2/d 0 81.25% N/A Hematological, constitutional, neurological
Irinotecan 350–600 mg/m2/d 0 81% 6% GI/hematological
Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin
Vincristine
500 mg/m2/d
15 mg/m2/d
1.4 mg/m2/d
21% 79% N/A N/A
Imatinib 500–800 mg/d 0 47.3–100% N/A Hematological, fluid and electrolytes
Gefitinib
Erlotinib
500–1000 mg/d
150 mg/d
0 32% 28% N/A
Vatalanib 500–1000 mg/d N/A N/A 37.5–64.3% Hepatic, constitutional
Sunitinib 50 mg/d 5.55% 69.4% 42% Hemorrhagic/thrombotic events
Hydroxyurea
Imatinib
1000 mg/d
400–600 mg/d
0 57.1–66.6% 61.9% Hematological
Everolimus 10 mg/d for 10 d preoperatively N/A N/A N/A None
Hormonal therapy
Octreotide 500 mg/d (regular)
30–60 mg monthly (LAR)
0 33.33–75% 32–44.4% Hematological, metabolic, constitutional
90Y-DOTATOC
177Lu-DOTATOC
3 d every 6 or more wk 0 65.6% N/A Hematological, renal
Mifepristone 200 mg/d 1.4–30.76% 38.46–55% N/A N/A
Tamoxifen 10–30 mg/d 5–16.66% 32–50% 100% N/A
Medroxyprogestrone acetate 1000 mg weekly 0 N/A 80% N/A
Megestrol acetate 160–320 mg/d 0 N/A N/A N/A
Biologic agents
Interferon a 1,500,000–5,000,000 IU/d
10,000,000 U/m2 every other day
0 74.28% 54% N/A
Combined regimens
Bevacizumab Everolumus, P.O. on days 1/15 of 28d cycles 10 mg/kg
10 mg/d
0 88% 69% Hematological, metabolic, renal, GI
Octreotide LAR
Everolimus
30 mg monthly
10 mg/d
0 N/A 55% Stomatitis

Dd, day; wk, week(s); G.I., gastrointestinal; LAR, long-acting releasing.