Phase I clinical, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic study of the Akt-inhibitor triciribine phosphate monohydrate in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies

Deepa Sampath, Asifa Malik, William Plunkett, Billie Nowak, Betsy Williams, Michelle Burton, Srdan Verstovsek, Stefan Faderl, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Alan F. List, Said Sebti, Hagop M. Kantarjian, Farhad Ravandi, Jeffrey E. Lancet

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Abstract

Akt, a serine/threonine protein kinase, is constitutively phosphorylated and hyperactivated in multiple cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia. High levels are linked to poor survival and inferior responses to chemotherapy, making Akt inhibition an attractive therapeutic target. In this phase I/II study of TCN-PM, a small-molecule Akt inhibitor, TCN-PM therapy was well tolerated in patients with advanced hematological malignancies, and reduced levels of phosphorylation of Akt and its substrate Bad were shown, consistent with inhibition of this survival pathway and induction of cell death. Further investigation of TCN-PM alone or in combination in patients with high Akt levels is warranted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1461-1467
Number of pages7
JournalLeukemia Research
Volume37
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • AML
  • Akt
  • Nucleoside analog
  • Phase I clinical trial
  • Triciribine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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