PLX3397 Plus Sirolimus in Unresectable Sarcoma and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

PLX3397 is a small molecule that potently and selectively inhibits macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (FMS), Kit, and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3)-internal tandem duplication (ITD) kinases, which regulate key components of the tumor microenvironment and oncogenic variants of these kinases that drive certain tumors.

"Sirolimus is a macrocyclic lactone that binds to tacrolimus (FK506) binding protein 12 and inhibits mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) resulting in cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis.~Sirolimus is currently approved as an immunosuppressive agent for organ transplantation and more recently, as a component of cardiac arterial stents because of its potent antiproliferative effects on fibroblasts responsible for restenosis after such a procedure (26) Sirolimus is commonly administered orally on a daily basis, in doses ranging from 2 to 40 mg/day."