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Feasibility of Pegylated Interferon in Children and Young Adults With Resected High-Risk Melanoma.


ABSTRACT: Pegylated interferon ?-2b (IFN ?-2b) improves disease-free survival in adults with resected stage III melanoma. We conducted a study to determine the feasibility and safety of incorporating pegylated IFN ?-2b as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of children and adolescents with high-risk melanoma. Pharmacokinetic studies of IFN ?-2b and neuropsychological and quality of life (OL) assessments were performed.Eligible patients with resected American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IIC, IIIA, and IIIB cutaneous melanoma received nonpegylated IFN ?-2b 20 million units/m(2) /day intravenously 5 days per week for 4 weeks (induction) followed by pegylated IFN ?-2b 1 ?g/kg/dose weekly subcutaneously (SQ) for 48 weeks (maintenance).Twenty-three patients (15 females, median age 10 years) were enrolled. All patients completed induction therapy; five patients did not complete maintenance therapy either because of recurrent disease (n = 2) or toxicity (n = 3). The most common grade 3 and 4 toxicities of pegylated IFN ?-2b were neutropenia (35%) and elevated liver transaminases (17%). The median nonpegylated IFN ?-2b AUC0-? (5,026 pcg?hr/ml) was similar to adults. The median pegylated IFN ?-2b exposure (48,480 pcg?hr/ml) was greater than the cumulative weekly exposure for nonpegylated IFN ?-2b administered SQ three times per week (TIW). Validated measures demonstrated an improvement in QOL scores and no decline in psychological functioning over the course of therapy.Pegylated IFN ?-2b 1 ?g/kg/dose SQ weekly as maintenance therapy in children and adolescents with high-risk melanoma is feasible with tolerable toxicity and appears to yield higher exposures than nonpegylated IFN ?-2b administered SQ TIW.

SUBMITTER: Navid F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4877209 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Background</h4>Pegylated interferon α-2b (IFN α-2b) improves disease-free survival in adults with resected stage III melanoma. We conducted a study to determine the feasibility and safety of incorporating pegylated IFN α-2b as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of children and adolescents with high-risk melanoma. Pharmacokinetic studies of IFN α-2b and neuropsychological and quality of life (OL) assessments were performed.<h4>Patient and methods</h4>Eligible patients with resected American Jo  ...[more]

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