Eisai's Halaven can offer significant overall survival benefit in rare soft tissue sarcoma subtypes

12 October 2015

New Phase III data has shown Halaven (eribulin) from Japanese pharma major Eisai (TYO: 4523) can offer a significant overall survival benefit in rare soft tissue sarcomas compared to dacarbazine.

Halaven offers a survival benefit of 13.5 months in advanced leiomyosarcoma (LMS) and 11.5 months for adipocytic sarcoma compared to dacarbazine. It has a toxicity profile consistent with prior experience, and there were no unexpected or new safety findings.

Another study showed that women with metastatic breast cancer treated with an eribulin/capecitabine combination had an overall response rate of 42.9% and a median progression-free survival of 7.1 months. This confirms the safety and efficacy of the dose-combination of eribulin and capecitabine 1000mg/m2 twice daily.

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