Anna M Varghese 1 , Dana B Cardin 2 , Jonathan Hersch 1 , Al B Benson 3 , Howard S Hochster 4 , Lukas Makris 5 , Kensuke Hamada 6 , Jordan D Berlin 2 , Leonard B Saltz 7 . Show Affiliations »
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PURPOSE: This two-part phase Ib trial determined the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) and irinotecan in patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumors, and evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, and antitumor activity of the FTD/TPI, irinotecan, and bevacizumab triplet combination in previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Dose escalation (3+3 design) in advanced gastrointestinal tumors was followed by expansion in mCRC. During dose escalation, patients received FTD/TPI (20-35 mg/m2 twice daily; days 1-5 of a 14-day cycle) and irinotecan (120-180 mg/m2; day 1). During expansion, the MTD of FTD/TPI and irinotecan plus bevacizumab (5 mg/kg; day 1) was administered. RESULTS: Fifty patients (26 across six dose-escalation cohorts and 24 in the expansion phase) were enrolled. Two dose-limiting toxicities (fatigue and neutropenia) were observed in the dose-escalation phase, and MTD was defined as FTD/TPI 25 mg/m2 twice daily plus irinotecan 180 mg/m2. In the expansion phase, 83% (20/24) experienced any-cause grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) with the triplet combination, most frequently neutropenia (42%), leukopenia (25%), and diarrhea (12%). AEs of any-cause led to dosing interruptions, modifications, and discontinuations in 29%, 17%, and 4% of patients, respectively. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Three patients (12%) experienced partial responses and 16 (67%) patients had stable disease lasting >4 months. The median progression-free survival was 7.9 months (95% confidence interval, 5.1-13.4 months). CONCLUSIONS: Tolerability and activity observed in this phase I trial support further investigation of the FTD/TPI-irinotecan-bevacizumab combination in previously treated mCRC. ©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
PURPOSE: This two-part phase Ib trial determined the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) and irinotecan in patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumors, and evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, and antitumor activity of the FTD/TPI, irinotecan, and bevacizumab triplet combination in previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Dose escalation (3+3 design) in advanced gastrointestinal tumors was followed by expansion in mCRC. During dose escalation, patients received FTD/TPI (20-35 mg/m2 twice daily; days 1-5 of a 14-day cycle) and irinotecan (120-180 mg/m2; day 1). During expansion, the MTD of FTD/TPI and irinotecan plus bevacizumab (5 mg/kg; day 1) was administered. RESULTS: Fifty patients (26 across six dose-escalation cohorts and 24 in the expansion phase) were enrolled. Two dose-limiting toxicities (fatigue and neutropenia) were observed in the dose-escalation phase, and MTD was defined as FTD/TPI 25 mg/m2 twice daily plus irinotecan 180 mg/m2. In the expansion phase, 83% (20/24) experienced any-cause grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) with the triplet combination, most frequently neutropenia (42%), leukopenia (25%), and diarrhea (12%). AEs of any-cause led to dosing interruptions, modifications, and discontinuations in 29%, 17%, and 4% of patients, respectively. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Three patients (12%) experienced partial responses and 16 (67%) patients had stable disease lasting >4 months. The median progression-free survival was 7.9 months (95% confidence interval, 5.1-13.4 months). CONCLUSIONS: Tolerability and activity observed in this phase I trial support further investigation of the FTD/TPI-irinotecan-bevacizumab combination in previously treated mCRC. ©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.
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Year: 2020
PMID: 31924737 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-2743
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Cancer Res ISSN: 1078-0432 Impact factor: 12.531