Phase I clinical trial of hepatic arterial infusion of paclitaxel in patients with advanced cancer and dominant liver involvement

Apostolia M. Tsimberidou, Katherine Letourneau, Siqing Fu, David Hong, Aung Naing, Jennifer Wheler, Cynthia Uehara, Stephen E. McRae, Sijin Wen, Razelle Kurzrock

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Abstract

Purpose: The survival of patients with liver metastases from solid tumors is poor. We conducted a phase I study of hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) paclitaxel in patients with advanced cancer and predominant liver involvement. Methods: Patients were treated with HAI paclitaxel 150-275 mg/m2 (and 15,000 IU heparin intraarterially) every 28 days. A "3 + 3" study design was used. Results: Twenty-six patients were treated (median age, 59 years). Diagnoses were colorectal cancer (n = 10), breast cancer (n = 7), and other (n = 9). The median number of prior therapies was four (range, 0-10). The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was HAI paclitaxel 225 mg/m2. Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) included Grade 3 neuropathy (1 of 5 patients) at HAI paclitaxel 275 mg/m2 and Grade 4 thrombocytopenia and neutropenia, and Grade 3 mucositis (1 of 4 patients) at 250 mg/m2. None of the eight patients treated with HAI paclitaxel 225 mg/m2 experienced a DLT. The most common toxicities were nausea and peripheral neuropathy. Of 22 patients evaluable for response, 3 (13.6%) patients had SD for ≥4 months (colorectal cancer, n = 1; thyroid cancer, n = 1; and hepatocellular carcinoma, n = 1; duration of response was 4 months, 7.1 months, and 22.2+ months, respectively). Conclusion: The MTD of HAI paclitaxel was 225 mg/m2. This regimen was well tolerated and had antitumor activity in selected patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)247-253
Number of pages7
JournalCancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

Keywords

  • Hepatic arterial infusion
  • Paclitaxel
  • Phase I trial

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacology
  • Cancer Research
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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  • Clinical Trials Office

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