Abstract
Summary: Purpose This phase I study aims at assessing the safety and tolerability of LY2603618, a selective inhibitor of Checkpoint Kinase 1, in combination with pemetrexed and determining the maximum tolerable dose and the pharmacokinetic parameters. Experimental design This was an open-label, multicenter, dose-escalation study in patients with advanced solid tumors. Increasing doses of LY2603618 (40-195 mg/m2) were combined with 500 mg/m2 of pemetrexed. LY2603618 was administered on Days 1 and 9 and pemetrexed on Day 8 in a 28-day cycle. For all subsequent 21-day cycles, pemetrexed was administered on Day 1 and LY2603618 on Day 2. Antitumor activity was evaluated as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.0. Results A total of 31 patients were enrolled into six cohorts (three at 40 mg/m 2 over 4.5-hour infusion, 1-hour infusion in subsequent cohorts: three each at 40 mg/m2, 70 mg/m2, and 195 mg/m 2; 13 at 105 mg/m2; six at 150 mg/m2). Four patients experienced a dose-limiting toxicity: diarrhea (105 mg/m2); reversible infusion-related reaction (150 mg/m2); thrombocytopenia (195 mg/m2); and fatigue (195 mg/m2). The maximum tolerated dose was defined as 150 mg/m2. The pharmacokinetic data demonstrated that the exposure of LY2603618 increased in a dose-dependent manner, displayed a suitable half-life for maintaining required human exposures while minimizing the intra- and inter-cycle accumulation, and was unaffected by the pemetrexed administration. The pharmacokinetic-defined biologically efficacious dose was achieved at doses ≥105 mg/m2. Conclusion LY2603618 administered approximately 24 h after pemetrexed showed acceptable safety and pharmacokinetic profiles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 136-144 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Investigational New Drugs |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2013 |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Checkpoint kinase inhibitor
- LY2603618
- Pemetrexed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)