Research Papers:
Advanced gynecologic malignancies treated with a combination of the VEGF inhibitor bevacizumab and the mTOR inhibitor temsirolimus
Metrics: PDF 2628 views | HTML 2976 views | ?
Abstract
Sarina A. Piha-Paul1, Jennifer J. Wheler1, Siqing Fu1, Charles Levenback2, Karen Lu2, Gerald S. Falchook1, Aung Naing1, David S. Hong1, Apostolia M. Tsimberidou1, Razelle Kurzrock3
1 Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Clinical Trials Program), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2 Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
3 Moores Cancer Center, The University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A
Correspondence:
Sarina A. Piha-Paul, email:
Keywords: Gynecologic Malignancy, Bevacizumab, Temsirolimus
Received: January 31, 2014 Accepted: March 19, 2014 Published: March 20, 2014
Abstract
Background: Bevacizumab and temsirolimus are active agents in gynecologic tumors. Temsirolimus attenuates upregulation of HIF-1α levels, a resistance mechanism for antiangiogenics, and targets the PI3-kinase/AKT/mTOR axis, commonly aberrant in these tumors
Patients and Methods: We analyzed safety and responses in 41 patients with gynecologic cancers treated as part of a Phase I study of bevacizumab and temsirolimus.
Results: Median age of the 41 women was 60 years (range, 33-80 years); median number of prior systemic therapies was 4 (1-11). Grade 3 or 4 treatment-related toxicities included: thrombocytopenia (10%), mucositis (2%), hypertension (2%), hypercholesterolemia (2%), fatigue (7%), elevated aspartate aminotransferase (2%), and neutropenia (2%). Twenty-nine patients (71%) experienced no treatment-related toxicity greater than grade 2. Full FDA-approved doses of both drugs (bevacizumab 15mg/kg IV Q3weeks and temsirolimus 25mg IV weekly) were administered without dose-limiting toxicity. Eight patients (20%) achieved stable disease (SD) ≥ 6 months and 7 patients (17%), a partial response (PR) [total = 15/41 patients (37%)]. Eight of 13 patients (62%) with high-grade serous histology (ovarian or primary peritoneal) achieved SD ≥ 6 months/PR.
Conclusion: Bevacizumab and temsirolimus was well tolerated. Thirty-seven percent of heavily-pretreated patients achieved SD ≥ 6 months/PR, suggesting that this combination warrants further study.
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
PII: 1834