Inclusion Criteria:
- Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed soft tissue sarcoma including, but not
limited to, any of the following disease sites:
- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- Fibrosarcoma - non infantile
- Leiomyosarcoma - not uterine
- Liposarcoma
- Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma, not otherwise specified
- Carcinosarcoma of the uterus
- Dermatofibrosarcoma
- Endometrial stromal sarcoma
- Leiomyosarcoma - uterus
- Recurrent or locally advanced or metastatic disease
- No more than two prior lines of chemotherapy for metastatic disease (not
including adjuvant chemotherapy)
- Measurable disease, defined as >= 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion >= 20 mm by
conventional techniques or >= 10 mm by spiral CT scan
- Target measurable lesion must not have been in previous radiation portal, unless
progression of this lesion after radiotherapy has been documented
- ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 or Karnofsky PS 60-100%
- Life expectancy > 12 weeks
- Recovered from all prior therapy
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C)
- Platelet count >= 100,000/mcL
- Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL
- Total bilirubin =< 1.25 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST and ALT =< 3 times ULN
- Creatinine =< 1.5 times ULN OR creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min
- Urine protein:creatinine ratio =< 1.0 OR 24-hour urine protein < 1,000 mg
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 8 weeks after
completion of study therapy
- No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or
biological composition to AZD0530
- No QTc prolongation (defined as a QTc interval >= to 460 msecs) or other significant
ECG abnormalities
- No poorly controlled hypertension (i.e., systolic blood pressure (BP) >= 140 mm Hg,
or diastolic BP >= 90 mm Hg)
- No condition that impairs a patient's ability to swallow AZD0530 tablets, including
any of the following:
- Gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication
or a requirement for IV alimentation
- Prior surgical procedures affecting absorption
- Active peptic ulcer disease
- No intercurrent cardiac dysfunction including, but not limited to, any of the
following:
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- No history of ischemic heart disease, including myocardial infarction
- No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active
infection or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with
study requirements
- More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
- More than 7 days since prior and no concurrent prohibited CYP3A4-active agents or
substances
- No other concurrent investigational agents or commercial agents or therapies
- No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
- ANC > 1,500/mcL
- No known brain metastases