Phase II Trial of Topotecan for the Treatment of Mesothelioma.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1998
Abstract
The North Central Cancer Treatment Group designed a phase II trial to assess the efficacy and toxicity of topotecan in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Twenty-two previously untreated patients with unresectable pleural mesothelioma and good performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0, 1, or 2) were enrolled on this trial from October 1993 through July 1994. Nineteen men and three women, median age 66 years (range, 44-78 years), were treated with topotecan 1.5 mg/m2 intravenously over 30 minutes daily for 5 days at 3-week intervals until toxicity, progression of disease, or a patient decided to discontinue treatment. There were seven patients with measurable disease and 15 with evaluable disease; all were assessable for response and toxicity. A total of 113 cycles of treatment were given, for a median of three cycles (range, 1-26 cycles). Myelosuppression was the most frequent toxicity. Eighteen of 21 patients (86%) experienced grade 3 or 4 neutropenia during the initial treatment cycle. The median neutrophil nadir was 0.5 x 10(3)/microl (range, 0.1-1.6 x 10(3)/microl), and the median platelet nadir was 127 x 10(3)/microl (range, 18-460 x 10(3)/microl). Other toxicities more than grade 2 included malaise (two patients), and anorexia, infection, fever, pulmonary, and cardiac in one patient each. There were no objective responses, and 18 patients had stable disease for a median of 74 days. The median survival for all patients was 230 days, with 23% alive at 1 year. Topotecan as administered in this trial is reasonably well tolerated; however, the response rate was insufficient to warrant additional study in pleural mesothelioma.
Volume
21
Issue
6
First Page
610
Last Page
613
ISSN
0277-3732
Published In/Presented At
Maksymiuk, A. W., Marschke, R. J., Tazelaar, H. D., Grill, J., Nair, S., Marks, R. S., & ... Jett, J. R. (1998). Phase II trial of topotecan for the treatment of mesothelioma. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology, 21(6), 610-613.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9856666
Peer Reviewed for front end display
Peer-Reviewed
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Hematology-Medical Oncology Division, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article