john Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Pilot Trial of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Gefitinib Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Patients With Stage IIIB or IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Miller VA, Johnson DH, Krug LM, Pizzo B, Tyson L, Perez W, Krozely P, Sandler A, Carbone D, Heelan RT, Kris MG, Smith R, Ochs J. Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021; millerv@mskcc.org. PURPOSE: Gefitinib is an oral agent that inhibits the tyrosine kinase of the epidermal growth factor receptor. In phase I trials gefitinib was well tolerated and antitumor activity was seen in pretreated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Preclinical studies indicated enhanced effects when gefitnib was added to carboplatin or paclitaxel. This pilot trial combined gefitinib with carboplatin and paclitaxel to define the toxicities of the combination and assess drug-drug interactions in untreated advanced NSCLC patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Initially (part 1) patients were randomly assigned to receive intermittent gefitinib with cycle 1 or 2 of chemotherapy. Thereafter (part 2), the highest dose of gefitinib that was given without dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) from part 1 was administered continuously beginning with the first cycle of chemotherapy. Three sequentially enrolled cohorts received gefitinib 250 and 500 mg (intermittently) and 500 mg (continuously). RESULTS: We treated 24 patients; nine patients with 250 mg and 15 patients with 500 mg (nine patients continuous). Two occurrences of DLT were observed. One patient (500 mg, part 1) developed grade 3 rash and another patient (part 2) developed prolonged neutropenia. Steady-state gefitinib levels did not affect exposure to chemotherapy. In a limited sample, chemotherapy modestly increased the gefitinib area under concentration-time curve at steady-state and minimum steady-state trough concentration. Partial responses were observed in five of 24 patients. The median survival was 8 months. CONCLUSION: The gefitinib with carboplatin and paclitaxel regimen was generally well tolerated and no unanticipated toxicities or clinically relevant pharmacokinetic interactions were observed. Both doses of gefitinib were believed to be safe for further study with chemotherapy. This regimen was thus tested in a completed randomized phase III trial. PMID: 12775734 [PubMed - in process] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 HUH? John, Your research is fantastic!! Thanks! I just need a translator sometimes! Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 Gefitinib is actually Iressa. duh. I thought I heard someone mention Gefitnib on the board and just thought I would post the info w/o looking into it. Wish there werent so many names for the samething!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 Gefitinib is actually Iressa. duh. I thought I heard someone mention Gefitnib on the board and just thought I would post the info w/o looking into it. Wish there werent so many names for the samething!! Plus the article talked about epidermal growth factors which I knew Iressa targetted, but did turns out Gefitinib is Iressa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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