The goal of second-line therapy for most patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma is long-term tumor control without detriment to quality of life. Clinical practice guidelines recommend trabectedin as a second-line option for advanced soft tissue sarcoma as it can provide the necessary balance between these interwoven goals. Cumulative experience with trabectedin in clinical trials and clinical practice has informed its usage such that greater benefit can be derived. In particular, use in earlier lines allows more patients to achieve prolonged tumor control (six or more cycles). Efficacy outcomes are superior when trabectedin is administered as second- versus later-line therapy and when it is used continuously until disease progression.

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