PURPOSE: Because docetaxel (Taxotere, RP 56976; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France) appeared to be active against breast cancer in phase I trials, we performed this phase II study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-seven patients with measurable disease were enrolled. Only prior hormone therapy was allowed, as was adjuvant chemotherapy completed > or = 12 months earlier. Docetaxel 100 mg/m2 was administered over 1 hour every 21 days. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride and/or corticosteroid premedication was added after hypersensitivity-like reactions (HSRs) were seen in two of the first six patients. Pharmacokinetic studies were performed during cycle 1 for correlation with toxicity. RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients were assessable. Nineteen (51%) required dose reductions, usually for neutropenic fever. The median nadir WBC count was 1.4 x 10(3)/microL. HSRs were noted in 20 patients (54%). At a median cumulative dose of 297 mg/m2 (range, 99.6 to 424.5 mg/m2), 30 patients (81%) developed fluid retention, for which 11 (30%) subsequently stopped treatment. The first-cycle plasma area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) did not correlate with toxicity, although an ineligible patient with hepatic metastases (pretreatment bilirubin level 1.8 mg/dL) had an elevated AUC and died of toxicity. Responses were seen at all sites. On an intent-to-treat basis, there were two (5%) complete responses (CRs) and 18 (49%) partial responses (PRs). The overall response proportion (CRs plus PRs) was 54% (95% confidence interval, 37% to 71%). The median time to response was 12 weeks (range, 3 to 15) and the median duration was 26 weeks (range, 10 to 58+). CONCLUSION: Docetaxel is active for metastatic breast cancer. Neutropenia and fluid retention are dose-limiting. The AUC did not predict toxicity, but caution is warranted when treating patients with liver dysfunction. An understanding of the pathophysiology of the fluid retention may facilitate prevention. Frequent HSR may warrant prophylactic premedication.
PURPOSE: Because docetaxel (Taxotere, RP 56976; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France) appeared to be active against breast cancer in phase I trials, we performed this phase II study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-seven patients with measurable disease were enrolled. Only prior hormone therapy was allowed, as was adjuvant chemotherapy completed > or = 12 months earlier. Docetaxel 100 mg/m2 was administered over 1 hour every 21 days. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride and/or corticosteroid premedication was added after hypersensitivity-like reactions (HSRs) were seen in two of the first six patients. Pharmacokinetic studies were performed during cycle 1 for correlation with toxicity. RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients were assessable. Nineteen (51%) required dose reductions, usually for neutropenic fever. The median nadir WBC count was 1.4 x 10(3)/microL. HSRs were noted in 20 patients (54%). At a median cumulative dose of 297 mg/m2 (range, 99.6 to 424.5 mg/m2), 30 patients (81%) developed fluid retention, for which 11 (30%) subsequently stopped treatment. The first-cycle plasma area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) did not correlate with toxicity, although an ineligible patient with hepatic metastases (pretreatment bilirubin level 1.8 mg/dL) had an elevated AUC and died of toxicity. Responses were seen at all sites. On an intent-to-treat basis, there were two (5%) complete responses (CRs) and 18 (49%) partial responses (PRs). The overall response proportion (CRs plus PRs) was 54% (95% confidence interval, 37% to 71%). The median time to response was 12 weeks (range, 3 to 15) and the median duration was 26 weeks (range, 10 to 58+). CONCLUSION:Docetaxel is active for metastatic breast cancer. Neutropenia and fluid retention are dose-limiting. The AUC did not predict toxicity, but caution is warranted when treating patients with liver dysfunction. An understanding of the pathophysiology of the fluid retention may facilitate prevention. Frequent HSR may warrant prophylactic premedication.
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