TY - JOUR
T1 - Phase i trial of non-cytotoxic suramin as a modulator of docetaxel and gemcitabine therapy in previously treated patients with non-small cell lung cancer
AU - Lam, Elaine T.
AU - Au, Jessie L.S.
AU - Otterson, Gregory A.
AU - Guillaume Wientjes, M.
AU - Chen, Ling
AU - Shen, Tong
AU - Wei, Yong
AU - Li, Xiaobai
AU - Bekaii-Saab, Tanios
AU - Murgo, Anthony J.
AU - Jensen, Rhonda R.
AU - Grever, Michael
AU - Villalona-Calero, Miguel A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health Research Project Cooperative Agreement U01 CA 76576 (PI, Grever) and Research Project Grant R01 CA 93871 (PI, Au). Au and Wientjes have been awarded patents on the use of suramin as a chemosensitizer.
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Purpose: In preclinical models, non-cytotoxic suramin (concentrations <50 μM) potentiates the activity of multiple chemotherapeutic agents. The present study evaluated the safety and tolerability of suramin in combination with docetaxel or gemcitabine in previously chemotherapy-treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Methods: Patients received suramin intravenously in combination with either docetaxel on day 1 or gemcitabine on days 1 and 8, of each 21-day treatment cycle. After 3 cycles, patients with partial response (PR) or better continued on the same combination, whereas patients with stable disease (SD) or worse crossed-over to the other combination. Pharmacokinetic analyses were performed before and after each treatment. Results: Eighteen patients received a total of 79 courses (37 suramin plus docetaxel, 42 suramin plus gemcitabine). The dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was febrile neutropenia, observed in three of six patients treated with suramin and docetaxel 75 mg/m2. No DLTs were observed with suramin plus docetaxel 56 mg/m2 or suramin plus gemcitabine 1,250 mg/m 2. Common adverse events included neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, skin rash, hyperglycemia, and electrolyte abnormalities. The target plasma suramin concentration range of 10-50 μM was achieved in 90% of treatments. Discernable antitumor activity was noted in 11 patients (2 PR, 9 SD). Conclusions: Non-cytotoxic suramin, in combination with docetaxel 56 mg/m2 or gemcitabine 1,250 mg/m2, was reasonably well-tolerated with a manageable toxicity profile. Target plasma concentrations were correctly predicted by our previously described dosing nomogram. The observed preliminary evidence of antitumor activity encourages evaluation of this strategy in efficacy trials.
AB - Purpose: In preclinical models, non-cytotoxic suramin (concentrations <50 μM) potentiates the activity of multiple chemotherapeutic agents. The present study evaluated the safety and tolerability of suramin in combination with docetaxel or gemcitabine in previously chemotherapy-treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Methods: Patients received suramin intravenously in combination with either docetaxel on day 1 or gemcitabine on days 1 and 8, of each 21-day treatment cycle. After 3 cycles, patients with partial response (PR) or better continued on the same combination, whereas patients with stable disease (SD) or worse crossed-over to the other combination. Pharmacokinetic analyses were performed before and after each treatment. Results: Eighteen patients received a total of 79 courses (37 suramin plus docetaxel, 42 suramin plus gemcitabine). The dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was febrile neutropenia, observed in three of six patients treated with suramin and docetaxel 75 mg/m2. No DLTs were observed with suramin plus docetaxel 56 mg/m2 or suramin plus gemcitabine 1,250 mg/m 2. Common adverse events included neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, skin rash, hyperglycemia, and electrolyte abnormalities. The target plasma suramin concentration range of 10-50 μM was achieved in 90% of treatments. Discernable antitumor activity was noted in 11 patients (2 PR, 9 SD). Conclusions: Non-cytotoxic suramin, in combination with docetaxel 56 mg/m2 or gemcitabine 1,250 mg/m2, was reasonably well-tolerated with a manageable toxicity profile. Target plasma concentrations were correctly predicted by our previously described dosing nomogram. The observed preliminary evidence of antitumor activity encourages evaluation of this strategy in efficacy trials.
KW - Chemosensitizer
KW - Docetaxel
KW - Gemcitabine
KW - Modulator
KW - Non-small cell lung cancer
KW - Suramin
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U2 - 10.1007/s00280-010-1252-x
DO - 10.1007/s00280-010-1252-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20107799
AN - SCOPUS:78149409696
SN - 0344-5704
VL - 66
SP - 1019
EP - 1029
JO - Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
JF - Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
IS - 6
ER -