A phase II trial of Triapine® (NSC# 663249) and gemcitabine as second line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study 1503

Anne M. Traynor, Ju Whei Lee, Gerald K. Bayer, John M. Tate, Sachdev P. Thomas, Miroslaw Mazurczak, David L. Graham, Jill M. Kolesar, Joan H. Schiller

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Abstract

Background: The objective of ECOG 1503 was to determine the response rate of this combination in the second-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. Methods: Triapine 105 mg/m2 IV on days 1, 8, and 15, and gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15, of a 28 day cycle. Results: Eighteen patients enrolled. Three patients were not eligible due to protocol violations. No objective antitumor responses were seen. Three patients (20%) experienced stable disease (90% CI 5.7-44%). Median overall survival: 5.4 months (95% CI 4.2-11.6 months); median time to progression: 1.8 months (95% CI 1.7-3.5 months). Five patients developed acute infusion reactions to Triapine® related to elevated methemoglobinemia. Patients with MDR1 variant genotypes of C3435T experienced superior overall survival compared to non-variants (13.3 vs. 4.3 months, respectively, p = 0.023). Conclusion: This regimen did not demonstrate activity in relapsed NSCLC. Prolonged survival seen with MDR1 variant genotypes is hypothesis-generating.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-97
Number of pages7
JournalInvestigational New Drugs
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010

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Acknowledgments The authors thank the patients who participated in this trial, as well as the investigators who enrolled patients, and the data managers, and the clinical and research nurses who brought this trial to completion. This study was conducted by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (Robert L. Comis, M.D., Chair) and supported in part by the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center K12 CA087716 and 5 P30 CA014520-35, and by the Public Health Service Grants CA23318, CA66636, CA21115, CA21076, and from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute.

Funding Information:
This study was conducted by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (Robert L. Comis, M.D., Chair) and supported in part by the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center K12 CA087716 and 5 P30 CA014520-35, and by the Public Health Service Grants CA23318, CA66636, CA21115, CA21076, and from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute. A.M.Traynor(*) . J. M. Kolesar University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, K6/568 CSC, #5669, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA e-mail: [email protected]

Keywords

  • ATP binding cassette transporter
  • Combination chemotherapy
  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • Ribonucleotide reductase
  • Single nucleotide polymorphism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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