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Anti-cancer Drugs Mar 2001Prolonging tumor exposure to topoisomerase I inhibitors has been correlated to enhance the efficacy of those agents. Lurtotecan, a water-soluble camptothecin analog, was... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
Prolonging tumor exposure to topoisomerase I inhibitors has been correlated to enhance the efficacy of those agents. Lurtotecan, a water-soluble camptothecin analog, was formulated as a liposomal drug, NX211, to enhance the delivery of drug to tumors. Tumor-bearing mice were treated with either [14C]NX211 containing [14C]lurtotecan, [3H]NX211 containing [3H]phosphatidylcholine or [14C]lurtotecan, euthanized at selected times post-injection, and tissues, plasma, urine and feces were collected. These studies demonstrated that KB tumors of [14C]NX211-treated mice had approximately 70-fold greater concentrations of [14C]lurtotecan at 24 h, respectively, compared to concentrations of [14C]lurtotecan of the KB tumors of [14C]lurtotecan-treated mice. The area under curve (AUC) from 0 to 48 h of [14C]lurtotecan for the KB tumors of [14C]NX211-treated animals was over 17-fold greater than the AUC of [14C]lurtotecan for the tumors of [14C]lurtotecan-treated animals. Treatment with [3H]NX211 demonstrated that the lipid component continually accumulated over 24 h in the tissues. HPLC analysis of extracted material from tumors of [14C]NX211-treated mice showed that more than 95% of the radioactive material was intact [14C]lurtotecan. These findings are one of the keys justifying the development of a liposomal formulation of lurtotecan, which has the intent to increase tumor exposure and increase antitumor efficacy.
Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Area Under Curve; Camptothecin; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Delivery Systems; Female; Humans; Liposomes; Mice; Mice, Nude; Neoplasms; Tissue Distribution
PubMed: 11290871
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-200103000-00009 -
Gynecologic Oncology Apr 2004To determine the safety and efficacy of a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, liposomal lurtotecan, in patients with topotecan resistant ovarian cancer. (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial
OBJECTIVES
To determine the safety and efficacy of a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, liposomal lurtotecan, in patients with topotecan resistant ovarian cancer.
METHODS
The trial was an open-label phase II study for patients stratified by resistance to either single agent topotecan or to a prior topotecan-containing regimen. Liposomal lurtotecan was delivered at a dose of 2.4 mg/m(2) on Days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle. Dose escalations and reductions were allowed based on hematologic toxicity. Patients were evaluated every two cycles for response to liposomal lurtotecan.
RESULTS
Twenty-two women were accrued, with 16 women resistant to single agent topotecan and 6 women resistant to topotecan given in combination with a second chemotherapy agent. Hematologic toxicity consisted of mild to moderate thrombocytopenia, anemia, and neutropenia with mild to moderate gastrointestinal toxicity and fatigue. There were no responses, although eight patients had stable disease.
CONCLUSIONS
Liposomal lurtotecan at this schedule demonstrates moderate hematologic toxicity and no evidence of clinical activity in a group of heavily pretreated women previously exposed to the topoisomerase I inhibitor topotecan. The study of this agent in alternative patient populations or with alternative schedules is ongoing.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Camptothecin; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Carriers; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; Female; Humans; Liposomes; Middle Aged; Ovarian Neoplasms; Topotecan
PubMed: 15047241
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.12.037 -
Journal of Chromatography. B,... Jan 2000Lurtotecan (GI147211; LRT) is a semisynthetic and water-soluble analogue of the topoisomerase I inhibitor camptothecin. To determine whether the therapeutic efficacy of...
Lurtotecan (GI147211; LRT) is a semisynthetic and water-soluble analogue of the topoisomerase I inhibitor camptothecin. To determine whether the therapeutic efficacy of LRT in patients could be improved, the drug was encapsulated in liposomes (NX211; Gilead Sciences). In order to allow accurate description of the pharmacokinetic behavior of NX211 in cancer patients, we have developed sensitive RP-HPLC assays with fluorescence detection (lambdaex=378 nm; lambdaem=420 nm) for the determination of total LRT levels in human plasma and urine. Sample pretreatment involved deproteinization with 10% (w/v) aqueous perchloric acid-acetonitrile (2:1, v/v), and chromatographic separations were achieved on an Inertsil-ODS 80A analytical column. The lower limit of quantitation (LLQ) was established at 1.00 ng/ml in plasma (200-microl sample) and at 100 ng/ml in urine (200 microl of 40-fold diluted sample). The within-run and between-run precisions were <7.5%. LRT concentrations in urine of <100 ng/ml were determined by a modified procedure comprising a single solvent extraction with n-butanol-diethyl ether (3:4, v/v). In this assay, the fluorescence signal of LRT was increased 14-fold prior to detection by post-column exposure to UV light (254 nm) in a photochemical reaction unit. The LLQ of this assay was 0.500 ng/ml (150-microl sample) and the within-run and between-run precisions were <10%.
Topics: Acetonitriles; Antineoplastic Agents; Camptothecin; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Humans; Perchlorates; Sensitivity and Specificity
PubMed: 10778937
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(99)00513-7 -
Clinical Cancer Research : An Official... Mar 2002An additional chromatographic peak was observed in plasma samples of patients receiving NX 211, a liposomal formulation of the topoisomerase I inhibitor lurtotecan. We... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
An additional chromatographic peak was observed in plasma samples of patients receiving NX 211, a liposomal formulation of the topoisomerase I inhibitor lurtotecan. We have isolated and purified this product by sequential solid-phase extractions, and we report its structure and cytotoxicity relative to lurtotecan and related agents. Nuclear magnetic resonance data indicate that cleavage of the piperazino moiety occurred at the N-C bond of the B-ring, yielding 7-methyl-10,11-ethylenedioxy-20(S)-camptothecin (MEC). Tests of the growth inhibition potential of MEC in seven human tumor cell lines showed that the compound was approximately 2-18-fold more cytotoxic than lurtotecan, topotecan, and 7-ethyl-10-hydroxy-20(S)-camptothecin (SN-38). Subsequently, we found that MEC was the product of rapid photolysis of lurtotecan, with the rate of degradation inversely proportional to NX 211 concentrations, and greatly depends on light intensity. Furthermore, MEC concentrations were found to increase significantly in plasma samples exposed to laboratory light but not in blood. MEC was not produced from NX 211 in the presence of human liver microsomes, suggesting that it is not a product of cytochrome P-450 metabolism. Using a validated analytical method, trace levels of MEC were quantitated in blood samples of two patients. These observations confirm that the precautions for protection from light currently specified for preparation and administration of NX 211 dose solutions are critical. Procedures to minimize formation of MEC, by the use of amber vials for NX 211 and by preparation of dilutions immediately before clinical use in a fashion completely protected from light, are now being routinely implemented.
Topics: Adult; Antineoplastic Agents; Camptothecin; Cell Division; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; Humans; Light; Male; Middle Aged; Molecular Structure; Tumor Cells, Cultured
PubMed: 11895919
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Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official... Mar 2005Liposomal lurtotecan (OSI-211) is a liposomal formulation of the water-soluble topoisomerase I inhibitor lurtotecan (GI147211), which demonstrated superior levels of... (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized trial of two intravenous schedules of the topoisomerase I inhibitor liposomal lurtotecan in women with relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer: a trial of the national cancer institute of Canada clinical trials group.
PURPOSE
Liposomal lurtotecan (OSI-211) is a liposomal formulation of the water-soluble topoisomerase I inhibitor lurtotecan (GI147211), which demonstrated superior levels of activity compared with topotecan in preclinical models. We studied two schedules of OSI-211 in a randomized design in relapsed ovarian cancer to identify the more promising of the two schedules for further study.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Eligible patients had measurable epithelial ovarian, fallopian, or primary peritoneal cancer that was recurrent after one or two prior regimens of chemotherapy. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either arm A (OSI-211 1.8 mg/m(2)/d administered by 30-minute intravenous infusion on days 1, 2, and 3 every 3 weeks) or arm B (OSI-211 2.4 mg/m(2)/d administered by 30-minute intravenous infusion on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks). The primary outcome measure was objective response, which was confirmed by independent radiologic review, and a pick the winner statistical design was used to identify the schedule most likely to be superior.
RESULTS
Eighty-one patients were randomized between October 2000 and September 2001. The hematologic toxic effects were greater on arm A than on arm B (grade 4 neutropenia, 51% v 22%, respectively), as was febrile neutropenia (26% v 2.4%, respectively). Of the 80 eligible patients, eight patients (10%) had objective responses; six responders (15.4%; 95% CI, 6% to 30%) were in arm A and two responders (4.9%; 95% CI, 1% to 17%) were in arm B.
CONCLUSION
The OSI-211 daily for 3 days intravenous schedule met the statistical criteria to be declared the winner in terms of objective response. This schedule was also associated with more myelosuppression than the schedule of OSI-211 administered in arm B.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Area Under Curve; Camptothecin; Canada; Drug Administration Schedule; Endpoint Determination; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Ovarian Neoplasms
PubMed: 15699482
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.028 -
Methods and Findings in Experimental... Sep 2004Gateways to Clinical Trials is a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables has been retrieved from... (Review)
Review
Gateways to Clinical Trials is a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables has been retrieved from the Clinical Trials Knowledge Area of Prous Science Integrity, the drug discovery and development portal, http://integrity.prous.com. This issue focuses on the following selection of drugs: 101M, 166Ho-DOTMP, 3-AP; Abatacept, abetimus sodium, ACR-16, adefovir dipivoxil, alefacept, AMD-070, aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester, anatumomab mafenatox, anti-CTLA-4 MAb, antigastrin therapeutic vaccine, AP-12009, AP-23573, APC-8024, aripiprazole, ATL-962, atomoxetine hydrochloride; Bevacizumab, bimatoprost, bortezomib, bosentan, BR-1; Calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate, cinacalcet hydrochloride, clofazimine, colchicine, cold-adapted influenza vaccine trivalent, CRM197; Desloratadine, desoxyepothilone B, diethylhomospermine; Edodekin alfa, efalizumab, elcometrine, eletriptan, enfuvirtide, entecavir, EP-2101, eplerenone, erlotinib hydrochloride, etoricoxib, everolimus, exherin, ezetimibe; Febuxostat, fluorescein lisicol, fosamprenavir calcium, frovatriptan; Hemoglobin raffimer, HSPPC-96, human insulin; Imatinib mesylate, insulin detemir, insulin glargine, IRX-2, istradefylline, IV gamma-globulin, ixabepilone; Kahalalide F; L-759274, levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone, licofelone, lonafarnib, lopinavir, lurtotecan, LY-156735; MAb G250, mecasermin, melatonin, midostaurin, muraglitazar; Nesiritide, nitronaproxen; O6-Benzylguanine, olmesartan medoxomil, olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide, omapatrilat, oral insulin; Parecoxib sodium, PCK-3145, peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, peginterferon alfa-2b/ ribavirin, pemetrexed disodium, peptide YY3-36, PG-CPT, phenoxodiol, pimecrolimus, posaconazole; Rasagiline mesilate, rDNA insulin, RG228, rimonabant hydrochloride, rosuvastatin calcium, rotigotine hydrochloride; S-3304, safinamide mesilate, salcaprozic acid sodium salt, SDZ-SID-791, SGN-30, soblidotin, squalamine; Telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide, testosterone gel, TF(c)-KLH conjugate vaccine, TH-9507, theraloc, tipifarnib, tocilizumab, travoprost; ValboroPro, valdecoxib, veglin, voriconazole; Ximelagatran.
Topics: Cardiovascular Diseases; Communicable Diseases; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Liver Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Neoplasms; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
PubMed: 15538546
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Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official... Mar 2002To determine the maximum-tolerated and recommended dose, toxicity profile, and pharmacokinetics of the liposomal topoisomerase I inhibitor lurtotecan (NX 211)... (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial
PURPOSE
To determine the maximum-tolerated and recommended dose, toxicity profile, and pharmacokinetics of the liposomal topoisomerase I inhibitor lurtotecan (NX 211) administered as a 30-minute intravenous infusion once every 3 weeks in cancer patients.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
NX 211 was administered by peripheral infusion. Dose escalation decisions were based on all toxicities during the first cycle as well as pharmacokinetic parameters. Serial plasma, whole blood, and urine samples were collected for up to 96 hours after the end of infusion, and drug levels were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography.
RESULTS
Twenty-nine patients (16 women; median age, 56 years; range, 39 to 74 years) received 77 courses of NX 211 at dose levels of 0.4 (n = 3), 0.8 (n = 6), 1.6 (n = 3), 3.2 (n = 6), 3.8 (n = 6), and 4.3 mg/m(2) (n = 5). Neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were the dose-limiting toxicities and were not cumulative. Other toxicities were mild to moderate. Nine patients had stable disease while undergoing treatment. The systemic clearance of lurtotecan in plasma and whole blood was 0.82 +/- 0.78 L/h/m(2) and 1.15 +/- 0.96 L/h/m(2), respectively. Urinary recovery (Fu) of lurtotecan was 10.1% +/- 4.05% (range, 4.9% to 18.9%). In contrast to systemic exposure measures, the dose excreted in urine (ie, dose x Fu) was significantly related to the percent decrease in neutrophil and platelet counts at nadir (P <.00001).
CONCLUSION
The dose-limiting toxicities of NX 211 are neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. The recommended dose for phase II studies is 3.8 mg/m(2) once every 3 weeks. Pharmacologic data suggest a relationship between exposure to lurtotecan and NX 211-induced clinical effects.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Camptothecin; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Middle Aged; Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia
PubMed: 11870164
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2002.20.5.1222 -
Cancer Apr 2004OSI-211 is a low-clearance, unilamellar liposomal formulation of a water-soluble camptothecin analogue, lurtotecan. OSI-211 has significant activity in severe combined... (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial
BACKGROUND
OSI-211 is a low-clearance, unilamellar liposomal formulation of a water-soluble camptothecin analogue, lurtotecan. OSI-211 has significant activity in severe combined immunodeficient mouse models of human leukemia.
METHODS
This study was conducted to define the dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) and pharmacokinetics of OSI-211 in patients with refractory myeloid leukemias. Patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), or chronic myelogenous leukemia in blastic phase (CML-BP) were eligible. OSI-211 was given as an intravenous infusion over 30 minutes daily for 3 days. The starting dose was 1.5 mg/m2 per day (4.5 mg/m2 per course). The dose was escalated by 50% until Grade 2 toxicity was observed and then by 30-35% until the DLT was defined. Serial plasma and urine samples were collected, and drug levels were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
RESULTS
Twenty patients (18 patients [90%] with AML, and 1 patient each [5%] with MDS and CML-BP) were treated. Mucositis and diarrhea were considered to be the DLTs. The maximum tolerated dose was 3.7 mg/m2 per day. Fourteen of 18 evaluable patients (78%) with AML or MDS achieved transient bone marrow aplasia. The mean systemic clearance of lurtotecan in plasma was 0.946 +/- 1.53 L/hour/m2. Urinary recovery of lurtotecan was 6.66% +/- 5.26% (range, 1.05-18.4%).
CONCLUSIONS
Liposomal encapsulation of lurtotecan altered its metabolism significantly. There was no evident correlation between exposure, as measured by plasma pharmacokinetics of lurtotecan, and clinical response or toxicities. OSI-211 merits further study in hematologic malignancies.
Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Area Under Curve; Camptothecin; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Humans; Leukemia, Myeloid; Male; Metabolic Clearance Rate; Middle Aged; Mouth Mucosa; Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 15042679
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20132 -
Clinical Cancer Research : An Official... Jul 2000Lurtotecan is a clinically active water-soluble camptothecin analogue that has been formulated into a low-clearance unilamellar liposome, NX 211. Comparative studies... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
Lurtotecan is a clinically active water-soluble camptothecin analogue that has been formulated into a low-clearance unilamellar liposome, NX 211. Comparative studies between free drug and NX 211 have been performed assessing pharmacokinetics in nude mice, tissue distribution in tumor-bearing mice, and antitumor efficacy in xenografts. Compared with lurtotecan, NX 211 demonstrated a significant increase in plasma residence time and a subsequent 1500-fold increase in the plasma area under the drug concentration curve. The volume of distribution was also greatly restricted, suggesting altered tissue distribution. Evaluation of tissues 24 h after administration of either [14C]NX 211 or [14C]lurtotecan to ES-2 tumor-bearing mice demonstrated a 40-fold increase in radiolabeled compound in the tumors of NX 211-treated mice compared with mice treated with lurtotecan. In single-dose efficacy studies, NX 211 produced a consistent 3-fold or greater increase in therapeutic index compared with lurtotecan in both the KB and ES-2 xenograft models. When compared at equitoxic levels in repeat-dose efficacy studies, NX 211 generated durable cures lasting >60 days and a 2-8-fold increase in log10 cell kill, compared with lurtotecan and topotecan, respectively. Together, these data demonstrate that NX 211 has significant therapeutic advantage over lurtotecan and that the improved antitumor activity is consistent with increased exposure and enhanced drug delivery to tumor sites.
Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Area Under Curve; Camptothecin; Carbon Radioisotopes; Drug Carriers; Female; Humans; KB Cells; Liposomes; Mice; Mice, Nude; Sarcoma; Tissue Distribution; Topotecan; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
PubMed: 10914740
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European Journal of Cancer (Oxford,... Dec 2004The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity and safety of OSI-211, the liposomal form of lurtotecan, in patients ineligible for curative surgery or... (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial
Phase II study of OSI-211 (liposomal lurtotecan) in patients with metastatic or loco-regional recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. An EORTC New Drug Development Group study.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity and safety of OSI-211, the liposomal form of lurtotecan, in patients ineligible for curative surgery or radiotherapy and with metastatic/locoregional recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) and target lesions either within a previously irradiated field ("within") or outside a previously irradiated field ("outside"). OSI-211 was given intravenously over 30 min on days 1 and 8 at 2.4 mg/m2/day, repeated every 21 days (1 cycle). From July 2001 to March 2002, 32 patients from 14 institutions were enrolled in the "within" arm and 18 in the "outside" arm. In the "within" arm, two patients were ineligible because their tumour site was not allowed in the protocol (nasopharynx, skin) and two other patients never started treatment. Of the 46 eligible patients who started treatment, there was one objective response (response rate: 2.2% (95% Confidence Interval (CI): [0-11.5%]). Twelve patients in the "within" arm and 6 in the "outside" arm had stable disease, with a median duration of 18 weeks, 95% CI (12.7-25.7). The median time to progression was 6 weeks (95%CI: [5.9-12.7] weeks). Haematological toxicity was moderate in both arms. The most common haematological toxicity was grade 1-2 anaemia in 79% of patients. Non-haematological toxicity was mild in both arms. The most common grade 3-4 non-haematological toxicity was infection in 8.5% of patients. OSI-211 administered on d1 and d8, every 3 weeks, is well tolerated, but shows only minimal activity in locally advanced/metastatic SCCHN.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Camptothecin; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Survival Analysis
PubMed: 15571957
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.08.024