Table 1

Demographics and RECIST best response summary of 16 evaluable patients with desmoid tumors treated on the DART immunotherapy protocol (nivolumab plus ipilimumab)

Desmoid tumor (n=16)N (%)
Age (years) (median (range))37 (20, 82)
Sex
 Female12 (75.0)
 Male4 (25.0)
Performance status
 09 (56.3)
 17 (43.8)
Primary site
 Left medial masticator, pharyngeal mucosal and submandibular spaces1 (6.3)
 Mesentery2 (12.5)
 Rectum1 (6.3)
 Skeleton1 (6.3)
 Small intestine2 (12.5)
 Soft tissue8 (50.0)
 Thyroid1 (6.3)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic3 (18.8)
 Not Hispanic13 (81.3)
Race
 White12 (75.0)
 Black2 (12.5)
 Unknown race2 (12.5)
Response
 Confirmed PR3 (18.8)
 SD ≥6 months7 (43.8)
 Clinical benefit*10 (62.5)
 SD <6 months3 (18.8)
 Not assessable†3 (18.8)
  • *Clinical benefit=SD ≥ 6 months plus confirmed objective responses.

  • †One patient was not assessed (withdrew consent before the first scan), and the other two patients did not receive adequate scans.

  • DART, Dual Anti-CTLA-4 & Anti-PD-1 blockade in Rare Tumors; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease.