Gemcitabine and ISIS-2503 for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group Phase II Trial.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-15-2004
Abstract
PURPOSE: Gemcitabine remains the standard therapy for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (ACA), but has limited activity. ISIS-2503 is an antisense compound directed against H-ras with preclinical activity against pancreatic ACA in tumor models. The combination of ISIS-2503 and gemcitabine has been evaluated in a prior phase I study.
METHODS: Patients with metastatic or locally advanced pancreatic ACA not amenable to surgery or local radiation received gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m(2) intravenously over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 and ISIS-2503 6 mg/kg/d as a continuous intravenous infusion over 14 days of an every-3-weeks cycle. Responses were monitored by radiologic imaging every 6 weeks.
RESULTS: Forty-eight eligible patients were enrolled, 43 with metastatic disease. Median follow-up was 12.6 months (range, 2.2 to 16.8 months) for living patients. A median of four cycles of treatment was given (range, 1 to 18 cycles). All patients were assessable for response and toxicity. The 6-month survival percentage was 57.5% (95% CI, 44.9% to 73.5%) and the median survival was 6.6 months. The response rate was 10.4% (one complete response, four partial responses). Clinically significant toxicity was limited except for one fatal pulmonary embolism.
CONCLUSION: This study shows a promising response rate to the combination of gemcitabine and ISIS-2503 in patients with pancreatic ACA. The observed 6-month survival rate in these patients met our protocol-defined criteria for success. This regimen is tolerable, but is of unclear benefit. Additional studies evaluating the role of gemcitabine and ISIS-2503 in the treatment of pancreatic ACA should be considered.
Volume
22
Issue
24
First Page
4944
Last Page
4950
ISSN
0732-183X
Published In/Presented At
Alberts, S. R., Schroeder, M., Erlichman, C., Steen, P. D., Foster, N. R., Moore, D. J., & ... Fitch, T. R. (2004). Gemcitabine and ISIS-2503 for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group Phase II Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology: Official Journal Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology, 22(24), 4944-4950.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
15611509
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Peer Reviewed for front end display
Peer-Reviewed
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Hematology-Medical Oncology Division, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article