BACKGROUND: Arsenic trioxide induces growth inhibition and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. A phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of single-agent arsenic trioxide in patients with HCC. METHODS: Inclusion criteria included advanced HCC patients to whom no standard palliative treatment can be offered, good organ function and liver function reserve. Patients received arsenic trioxide 0.16-0.24 mg/kg per day for 5-6 days per week for 3-4 weeks, followed by one-week rest. Tumor response was assessed every 2 cycles. Primary endpoint was the percentage of patients with 6-month disease stabilization. RESULTS: Twenty-nine patients (median age, 59) with locally advanced or metastatic HCC received a total of 61 cycles (median, 2; range, 1-6). One patient had partial response. Three patients had disease stabilization for at least six months. The 6-month tumor stabilization rate was 14% (95% CI, 1-27). The median overall survival was 4.8 months (95% CI, 1.4-8.2) and one-year survival was 30%. CONCLUSION: Single-agent arsenic trioxide using this dose schedule is not active against advanced HCC.
BACKGROUND: Arsenic trioxide induces growth inhibition and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. A phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of single-agent arsenic trioxide in patients with HCC. METHODS: Inclusion criteria included advanced HCC patients to whom no standard palliative treatment can be offered, good organ function and liver function reserve. Patients received arsenic trioxide 0.16-0.24 mg/kg per day for 5-6 days per week for 3-4 weeks, followed by one-week rest. Tumor response was assessed every 2 cycles. Primary endpoint was the percentage of patients with 6-month disease stabilization. RESULTS: Twenty-nine patients (median age, 59) with locally advanced or metastatic HCC received a total of 61 cycles (median, 2; range, 1-6). One patient had partial response. Three patients had disease stabilization for at least six months. The 6-month tumor stabilization rate was 14% (95% CI, 1-27). The median overall survival was 4.8 months (95% CI, 1.4-8.2) and one-year survival was 30%. CONCLUSION: Single-agent arsenic trioxide using this dose schedule is not active against advanced HCC.
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