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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Phase I dose-escalation study to determine the toxicity and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-DMAG), a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor, administered on a twice weekly schedule in patients with advanced cancer.Experimental design
17-DMAG was administered as a 1- to 2-h infusion twice weekly in 4-week cycles. An accelerated titration design was followed until toxicity was observed, at which point standard dose-escalation proceeded. MTD was defined as the dose at which no more than one of the six patients experienced a dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). Pharmacokinetics were assessed, and Hsp70 mRNA, whose gene product is a chaperone previously shown to be upregulated following the inhibition of Hsp90, was measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).Results
A total of 31 patients received 92 courses of treatment. The MTD was 21mg/m(2)/d; 20 patients were enrolled at this dose level. Nine patients had stable disease for a median of 4 (range 2-22) months. Both C(max) and AUC increased proportionally with dose. The most common toxicities were grade 1 or 2 fatigue, anorexia, nausea, blurred vision and musculoskeletal pain. DLTs were peripheral neuropathy and renal dysfunction. Expression of Hsp70 mRNA in PBMCs was highly variable.Conclusion
Twice-weekly i.v. infusion of 17-DMAG is well tolerated, and combination phase I studies are warranted.
SUBMITTER: Kummar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2818572 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kummar Shivaani S Gutierrez Martin E ME Gardner Erin R ER Chen Xiaohong X Figg William D WD Zajac-Kaye Maria M Chen Min M Steinberg Seth M SM Muir Christine A CA Yancey Mary Ann MA Horneffer Yvonne R YR Juwara Lamin L Melillo Giovanni G Ivy S Percy SP Merino Maria M Neckers Len L Steeg Patricia S PS Conley Barbara A BA Giaccone Giuseppe G Doroshow James H JH Murgo Anthony J AJ
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) 20091127 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>Phase I dose-escalation study to determine the toxicity and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-DMAG), a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor, administered on a twice weekly schedule in patients with advanced cancer.<h4>Experimental design</h4>17-DMAG was administered as a 1- to 2-h infusion twice weekly in 4-week cycles. An accelerated titration design was followed until toxicity was observed, at which point standard dose-es ...[more]