Qiyuan Bao, MD, PhD, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, discusses the final results of the Phase II PROACH study (NCT03742193) of apatinib, a VEGFR2 inhibitor, with gemcitabine and docetaxel chemotherapy in resectable pulmonary metastases of osteosarcoma. Patients received apatinib plus chemotherapy pre- and post-metastasectomy, followed by apatinib monotherapy. The primary endpoint was met, where the required number of patients was progression-free at 12 months. This interview took place at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2024 Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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