TY - JOUR
T1 - Design of phase I combination trials
T2 - Recommendations of the Clinical Trial Design Task Force of the NCI Investigational Drug Steering Committee
AU - Paller, Channing J.
AU - Bradbury, Penelope A.
AU - Ivy, S. Percy
AU - Seymour, Lesley
AU - LoRusso, Patricia M.
AU - Baker, Laurence
AU - Rubinstein, Larry
AU - Huang, Erich
AU - Collyar, Deborah
AU - Groshen, Susan
AU - Reeves, Steven
AU - Ellis, Lee M.
AU - Sargent, Daniel J.
AU - Rosner, Gary L.
AU - LeBlanc, Michael L.
AU - Ratain, Mark J.
PY - 2014/8/15
Y1 - 2014/8/15
N2 - Anticancer drugs are combined in an effort to treat a heterogeneous tumor or to maximize the pharmacodynamic effect. The development of combination regimens, while desirable, poses unique challenges. These include the selection of agents for combination therapy that may lead to improved efficacy while maintaining acceptable toxicity, the design of clinical trials that provide informative results for individual agents and combinations, and logistic and regulatory challenges. The phase I trial is often the initial step in the clinical evaluation of a combination regimen. In view of the importance of combination regimens and the challenges associated with developing them, the Clinical Trial Design (CTD) Task Force of the National Cancer Institute Investigational Drug Steering Committee developed a set of recommendations for the phase I development of a combination regimen. The first two recommendations focus on the scientific rationale and development plans for the combination regimen; subsequent recommendations encompass clinical design aspects. The CTD Task Force recommends that selection of the proposed regimens be based on a biologic or pharmacologic rationale supported by clinical and/or robust and validated preclinical evidence, and accompanied by a plan for subsequent development of the combination. The design of the phase I clinical trial should take into consideration the potential pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions as well as overlapping toxicity. Depending on the specific hypothesized interaction, the primary endpoint may be dose optimization, pharmacokinetics, and/or pharmacodynamics (i.e., biomarker).
AB - Anticancer drugs are combined in an effort to treat a heterogeneous tumor or to maximize the pharmacodynamic effect. The development of combination regimens, while desirable, poses unique challenges. These include the selection of agents for combination therapy that may lead to improved efficacy while maintaining acceptable toxicity, the design of clinical trials that provide informative results for individual agents and combinations, and logistic and regulatory challenges. The phase I trial is often the initial step in the clinical evaluation of a combination regimen. In view of the importance of combination regimens and the challenges associated with developing them, the Clinical Trial Design (CTD) Task Force of the National Cancer Institute Investigational Drug Steering Committee developed a set of recommendations for the phase I development of a combination regimen. The first two recommendations focus on the scientific rationale and development plans for the combination regimen; subsequent recommendations encompass clinical design aspects. The CTD Task Force recommends that selection of the proposed regimens be based on a biologic or pharmacologic rationale supported by clinical and/or robust and validated preclinical evidence, and accompanied by a plan for subsequent development of the combination. The design of the phase I clinical trial should take into consideration the potential pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions as well as overlapping toxicity. Depending on the specific hypothesized interaction, the primary endpoint may be dose optimization, pharmacokinetics, and/or pharmacodynamics (i.e., biomarker).
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U2 - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0521
DO - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0521
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25125258
AN - SCOPUS:84905983305
SN - 1078-0432
VL - 20
SP - 4210
EP - 4217
JO - Clinical Cancer Research
JF - Clinical Cancer Research
IS - 16
ER -