Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of E7070, a novel sulfonamide, given at a daily times five schedule in patients with solid tumors. A study by the EORTC-Early Clinical Studies Group (ECSG)
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Background E7070 is a novel antitumor sulfonamide which blocks the cell in G1 phase. A phase I study was initiated to investigate the toxicity, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), and pharmacokinetics of this compound when administered intravenously at a daily times five schedule once every three weeks.Patients and methods Patients with solid tumors not amenable to standard forms of therapy were eligible. E7070 was administered to cohorts of 3-6 patients per dose level, the starting dose was 10 mg/m2/day. Dose escalation was performed according to a Fibonacci-like scheme.Results Thirty-three patients entered the study. At E7070 doses of 200 and 160 mg/m2/day dose-limiting toxicities occurred, which consisted of febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia. diarrhea, skin folliculitis, asthenia, and stomatitis. The pharmacokinetic profile of E7070 at this schedule is non-linear with increasing dose. A partial response was observed in a patient with heavily pretreated breast cancer. Disease stabilizations and some minor responses were also documented.Conclusions Myelosuppression is the predominant toxicity of E7070. Clinical efficacy with E7070 was observed. The recommended dose for further studies at this daily times five schedule is 130 mg/m2/day.
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Kinetic and structural analyses revealed relatively weak drug-protein interactions stabilized by ternary docking across broad protein-protein interfaces, resulting in highly selective drug-dependent degradation of RBM39 and its paralogue RBM23.
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Bailey, K. M. (2014) · Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida)
- Authors
- Punt, C. J. A., Fumoleau, P., van de Walle, B., Faber, M. N., Ravic, M., & Campone, M.
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- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Punt, C.J.A.
- Venue
- Annals of Oncology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
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- 2001-09
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- 12
- Issue
- 9
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- 1289-1293
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- 0923-7534 (ISSN-L)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Keywords
- sulfonamides, anticancer agents, G1 cell cycle arrest, solid tumors, maximum tolerated dose, dose-limiting toxicity, myelosuppression, febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, pharmacokinetics, nonlinear pharmacokinetics, breast cancer, dose escalation, recommended dose
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Neutropenia, Sulfonamides, Thrombocytopenia, Treatment Outcome, Maximum Tolerated Dose
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