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Haag EK, Adjadé G, Dawood H, El Fadli M, Essadi I, Belbaraka R. Severe and fatal interstitial lung disease induced by gemcitabine in advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a case report. Oxf Med Case Reports 2023; 2023:omad120. [PMID: 38264204 PMCID: PMC10805609 DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omad120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Gemcitabine is a cytotoxic drug commonly used in the treatment of several types of cancer. While gemcitabine is generally considered safe and effective, it can cause some side effects, including pulmonary toxicity. Interstitial lung disease is a rare but potentially serious event. We report a case of a 63-year-old patient with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She received Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 on day 1, and day 8, and presented on day 15 of the first cycle with respiratory distress rapidly aggravating. Clinical and radiological findings were concordant with interstitial lung disease. Management consisted of high doses of corticosteroids and oxygen therapy. There was no clinical improvement and the patient passed away after a few days. Despite its low incidence, gemcitabine-induced interstitial lung disease may be responsible for a fatal clinical picture. Clinicians must be aware of this possibility and address respiratory symptoms as soon as possible.
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- Edwin Kelly Haag
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
- Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Hospital of Orleans, Orleans, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Hospital of Orleans, Orleans, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Military Hospital Avicennes, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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Muto S, Matsubara T, Inoue T, Kitamura H, Yamamoto K, Ishii T, Yazawa M, Yamamoto R, Okada N, Mori K, Yamada H, Kuwabara T, Yonezawa A, Fujimaru T, Kawano H, Yokoi H, Doi K, Hoshino J, Yanagita M. Chapter 1: Evaluation of kidney function in patients undergoing anticancer drug therapy, from clinical practice guidelines for the management of kidney injury during anticancer drug therapy 2022. Int J Clin Oncol 2023; 28:1259-1297. [PMID: 37382749 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-023-02372-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The prevalence of CKD may be higher in patients with cancer than in those without due to the addition of cancer-specific risk factors to those already present for CKD. In this review, we describe the evaluation of kidney function in patients undergoing anticancer drug therapy. When anticancer drug therapy is administered, kidney function is evaluated to (1) set the dose of renally excretable drugs, (2) detect kidney disease associated with the cancer and its treatment, and (3) obtain baseline values for long-term monitoring. Owing to some requirements for use in clinical practice, a GFR estimation method such as the Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, CKD-EPI, and the Japanese Society of Nephrology's GFR estimation formula has been developed that is simple, inexpensive, and provides rapid results. However, an important clinical question is whether they can be used as a method of GFR evaluation in patients with cancer. When designing a drug dosing regimen in consideration of kidney function, it is important to make a comprehensive judgment, recognizing that there are limitations regardless of which estimation formula is used or if GFR is directly measured. Although CTCAEs are commonly used as criteria for evaluating kidney disease-related adverse events that occur during anticancer drug therapy, a specialized approach using KDIGO criteria or other criteria is required when nephrologists intervene in treatment. Each drug is associated with the different disorders related to the kidney. And various risk factors for kidney disease associated with each anticancer drug therapy.
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- Satoru Muto
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
- Pharmacy Department, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, St Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Stipp MC, Corso CR, Acco A. Impacts of COVID-19 in Breast Cancer: From Molecular Mechanism to the Treatment Approach. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2023; 24:238-252. [PMID: 35593354 DOI: 10.2174/1389201023666220421133311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has already infected more than 272 million people, resulting in 5.3 million deaths worldwide from COVID-19. Breast tumors are considered the world's most commonly diagnosed cancer. Both breast cancer and COVID-19 share common pathogenic features, represented by inflammatory mediators and the potential of SARS-CoV-2 replication in metastatic cancer cells. This may intensify viral load in patients, thereby triggering severe COVID-19 complications. Thus, cancer patients have a high risk of developing severe COVID-19 with SARS-CoV-2 infection and a higher rate of complications and death than non-cancer patients. The present review discusses common mechanisms between COVID-19 and breast cancer and the particular susceptibility to COVID-19 in breast cancer patients. We describe the effects of chemotherapeutic agents that are used against this cancer, which should be considered from the perspective of susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and risk of developing severe events. We also present potential drug interactions between chemotherapies that are used to treat breast cancer and drugs that are applied for COVID-19. The drugs that are identified as having the most interactions are doxorubicin and azithromycin. Both drugs can interact with each other and with other drugs, which likely requires additional drug monitoring and changes in drug dosage and timing of administration. Further clinical and observational studies involving breast cancer patients who acquire COVID-19 are needed to define the best therapeutic approach when considering the course of both diseases.
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- Maria Carolina Stipp
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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Miyagahara T, Fujimori N, Ueda K, Takamatsu Y, Matsumoto K, Teramatsu K, Takaoka T, Suehiro Y, Shimokawa Y, Omori K, Niina Y, Tachibana Y, Akashi T, Oono T, Ogawa Y. Incidence and appropriate management of drug‐induced interstitial lung disease in Japanese patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer: A multicenter retrospective study. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ajco.13903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Nakatsu Municipal Hospital Nakatsu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Nakatsu Municipal Hospital Nakatsu Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Nakatsu Municipal Hospital Nakatsu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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Yan L, Bohorquez MA, Carr ZJ. Persistent Postoperative Vasoplegia After Ureteronephrectomy Due To Suspected Intravesical Gemcitabine Toxicity. A A Pract 2021; 15:e01537. [PMID: 34695040 DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We describe a case of unusually persistent vasoplegia in the postoperative course of a patient recovering after elective right robotic nephroureterectomy with intravesical salvage gemcitabine. In the treatment of patients with intravesical adjuvant therapy, gemcitabine may precipitate persistent vasoplegia requiring further fluid resuscitative efforts, vasopressor support, and other supportive management. This potential adverse event should be considered when all common causes of persistent vasoplegia are ruled out, such as shock related to bleeding, infection, allergic reaction, or pulmonary embolic phenomenon.
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- Luying Yan
- From the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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Kasugai D, Tajima K, Jingushi N, Uenishi N, Hirakawa A. Multiple limb compartment syndrome as a manifestation of capillary leak syndrome secondary to metformin and dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor overdose: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21202. [PMID: 32702885 PMCID: PMC7373544 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Capillary leak syndrome is a condition that increases systemic capillary permeability and causes characteristic manifestations such as recurrent hypovolemia, systemic edema, and hemoconcentration. Acute limb compartment syndrome is a possible complication of severe capillary leak syndrome. However, timely diagnosis and prompt treatment are challenging because of atypical presentation. PATIENT CONCERNS An 18-year-old woman with a history of clinical depression was admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) because of metformin and vildagliptin overdose. She developed marked vasodilatory shock with recurrent severe hypovolemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation. After urgent hemodialysis and plasma exchange, she started to stabilize hemodynamically. However, her limbs became stone-hard with massive edema. Her serum creatinine kinase level increased to an extremely high level. DIAGNOSIS Extremities were distended, and her skin developed pallor with blistering. Intramuscular pressure in both forearms and lower legs was significantly elevated. INTERVENTIONS Decompressive fasciotomy was performed. Hemodialysis was continued because of rhabdomyolyses-induced acute kidney injury. OUTCOMES The patient was finally able to walk by herself at the time of hospital discharge on day 109. LESSONS The possibility of acute compartment syndrome should be considered in patients with marked capillary leakage, especially after aggressive fluid resuscitation. It is important to be aware of the compartment syndrome in an ICU setting because communication barriers often mask typical symptoms and make diagnosis difficult.
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- Daisuke Kasugai
- Department of Disaster and Traumatology
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and General Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and General Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake
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Li L, Mok H, Jhaveri P, Bonnen MD, Sikora AG, Eissa NT, Komaki RU, Ghebre YT. Anticancer therapy and lung injury: molecular mechanisms. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2018; 18:1041-1057. [PMID: 29996062 PMCID: PMC6290681 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2018.1500180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are two mainstream strategies applied in the treatment of cancer that is not operable. Patients with hematological or solid tumor malignancies substantially benefit from chemotherapeutic drugs and/or ionizing radiation delivered to the site of malignancy. However, considerable adverse effects, including lung inflammation and fibrosis, are associated with the use of these treatment modalities. Areas covered: As we move toward the era of precision health, we are compelled to understand the molecular basis of chemoradiation-induced pathological lung remodeling and to develop effective treatment strategies that mitigate the development of chronic lung disease (i.e. fibrosis) in cancer patients. The review discusses chemotherapeutic agents that are reported to induce or associate with acute and/or chronic lung injury. Expert commentary: There is a need to molecularly understand how chemotherapeutic drugs induce or associate with respiratory toxicities and whether such characteristics are inherently related to their antitumor effect or are collateral. Once such mechanisms have been identified and/or fully characterized, they may be able to guide disease-management decisions including effective intervention strategies for the adverse effects. In the meantime, radiation oncologists should be judicious on the dose of radiation delivered to the lungs, the volume of lung irradiated, and concurrent use of chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Li Li
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Departmet of Endocrinology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Medicine, Section on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Mikhaylova IN, Shubina IZ, Chkadua GZ, Petenko NN, Morozova LF, Burova OS, Beabelashvili RS, Parsunkova KA, Balatskaya NV, Chebanov DK, Pospelov VI, Nazarova VV, Vihrova AS, Cheremushkin EA, Molodyk AA, Kiselevsky MV, Demidov LV. Immunological monitoring for prediction of clinical response to antitumor vaccine therapy. Oncotarget 2018; 9:24381-24390. [PMID: 29849947 PMCID: PMC5966268 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Immunotherapy has shown promising results in a variety of cancers, including melanoma. However, the responses to therapy are usually heterogeneous, and understanding the factors affecting clinical outcome is still not achieved. Here, we show that immunological monitoring of the vaccine therapy for melanoma patients may help to predict the clinical course of the disease. We studied cytokine profile of cellular Th1 (IL-2, IL-12, IFN-γ) and humoral Th2 (IL-4, IL-10) immune response, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA), transforming growth factor-β 2 (TGF-β 2), S100 protein (S100A1B and S100BB), adhesion molecule CD44 and serum cytokines β2-microglobulin to analyze different peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopuations of patients treated with dendritic vaccines and/or cyclophosphamide in melanoma patients in the course of adjuvant treatment. The obtained data indicate predominance of cellular immunity in the first adjuvant group of patients with durable time to progression and shift to humoral with low cellular immunity in patients with short-term period to progression (increased levels of IL-4 and IL- 10). Beta-2 microglobulin was differentially expressed in adjuvant subgroups: its higher levels correlated with shorter progression-free survival and the total follow-up time. Immunoregulatory index was overall higher in patients with disease progression compared to the group of patients with no signs of disease progression.
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- N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Russian Cardiological Research and Production Complex, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Immunology and Virology, Moscow Helmholtz Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia
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Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J. Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management. Kidney Int 2017; 92:37-46. [PMID: 28318633 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In various human diseases, an increase in capillary permeability to proteins leads to the loss of protein-rich fluid from the intravascular to the interstitial space. Although sepsis is the disease most commonly associated with this phenomenon, many other diseases can lead to a "sepsis-like" syndrome with manifestations of diffuse pitting edema, exudative serous cavity effusions, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, hypotension, and, in some cases, hypovolemic shock with multiple-organ failure. The term capillary leak syndrome has been used to describe this constellation of disease manifestations associated with an increased capillary permeability to proteins. Diseases other than sepsis that can result in capillary leak syndrome include the idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome or Clarkson's disease, engraftment syndrome, differentiation syndrome, the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, viral hemorrhagic fevers, autoimmune diseases, snakebite envenomation, and ricin poisoning. Drugs including some interleukins, some monoclonal antibodies, and gemcitabine can also cause capillary leak syndrome. Acute kidney injury is commonly seen in all of these diseases. In addition to hypotension, cytokines are likely to be important in the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury in capillary leak syndrome. Fluid management is a critical part of the treatment of capillary leak syndrome; hypovolemia and hypotension can cause organ injury, whereas capillary leakage of administered fluid can worsen organ edema leading to progressive organ injury. The purpose of this article is to discuss the diseases other than sepsis that produce capillary leak and review their collective pathophysiology and treatment.
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- Eric Siddall
- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA
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Effects of cigarette smoking on metabolism and effectiveness of systemic therapy for lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2015; 9:917-926. [PMID: 24926542 DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoke associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can induce key drug-metabolizing enzymes of cytochrome P450 and isoforms of the glucuronyl transferases families. These enzymes metabolize several systemic therapies for lung cancer. Induction of these enzymes may lead to accelerated clearance with resultant impact on systemic therapy efficacy and toxicity in smokers compared with nonsmokers. This article reviews published literature regarding the influence of smoking as it relates to alteration of metabolism of systemic therapy in lung cancer. METHODS A structured search of the National Library of Medicine's PubMed/MEDLINE identified relevant articles. Data were abstracted and analyzed to summarize the findings. RESULTS Studies that analyzed pharmacokinetic data were prospective. Smokers receiving erlotinib exhibited rapid clearance, requiring a higher dose to reach equivalent systemic exposure compared with nonsmokers. Smokers receiving irinotecan also demonstrated increased clearance and lower systemic exposure. There was no difference in clearance of paclitaxel or docetaxel in smokers. Chemotherapy-associated neutropenia was worse in nonsmokers compared with smokers in patients treated with paclitaxel, docetaxel, irinotecan, and gemcitabine. CONCLUSIONS Systemic therapy for lung cancer has a narrow therapeutic index such that small changes in plasma concentrations or exposure in smokers may result in suboptimal therapy and poor outcomes. Smoking cessation must be emphasized at each clinical visit. However, prospective trials should take into consideration the effects of smoking history on drug pharmacokinetics and efficacy. The metabolizing enzyme phenotype in smokers may require individualized dose algorithms for specific agents.
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Tomihara K, Fuse H, Heshiki W, Takei R, Zhang B, Arai N, Nakamori K, Noguchi M. Gemcitabine chemotherapy induces phenotypic alterations of tumor cells that facilitate antitumor T cell responses in a mouse model of oral cancer. Oral Oncol 2014; 50:457-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Belknap SM, Kuzel TM, Yarnold PR, Slimack N, Lyons EA, Raisch DW, Bennett CL. Cisplatin: process and future. Cancer 2014; 106:2051-7. [PMID: 16568459 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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One of the most important anticancer agents is cisplatin (CDDP). Numerous studies with a CDDP-based combination have been reported over the last 30 years. The use of CDDP in the 1980s and 1990s showed responses in advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Over the years it was found that the side effects of this agent (particularly nephrotoxicity) were a common problem. Agents such as carboplatin, taxanes, gemcitabine, irinotecan and pemetrexed proved to be effective in NSCLC with reduced or no nephrotoxicity. The administration of these newer agents improved several side effects, but without improving efficacy. When prophylactic (adjuvant) treatment for NSCLC was introduced, CDDP was the agent selected, which indicated the value of the drug. Recently, a novel formulation of CDDP, liposomal cisplatin, which has shown very low toxicity, no nephrotoxicity and equal effectiveness was produced; its importance is its higher effectiveness than standard CDDP in lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Steven M Belknap
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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O'Malley M, Healy P, Daignault S, Ramnath N. Cigarette smoking and gemcitabine-induced neutropenia in advanced solid tumors. Oncology 2013; 85:216-22. [PMID: 24080957 DOI: 10.1159/000355107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy-associated neutropenia has been reported to be a pharmacodynamic marker of response in some advanced solid tumors. Factors that accelerate drug clearance lead to lower plasma concentrations and toxicity, including neutropenia. Smoking accelerates the metabolism of several drugs, including chemotherapy. We sought to study the effects of smoking on gemcitabine-induced neutropenia in this retrospective study. METHODS Smoking status and neutropenia along with other clinical parameters were recorded in 151 patients receiving first-line gemcitabine-based chemotherapy for advanced solid tumors. RESULTS Tumor types included breast (9.3%), lung (4.6%), pancreatobiliary (70.9%), or other/unknown primary cancer (15.2%). Logistic regression showed that never smokers had increased neutropenia versus current smokers (odds ratio: 3.5; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.1-11.4). A 5-unit increase in pack-years reduced the odds of having higher neutropenia toxicity by 6.3% (95% CI 12 to 1%; p = 0.036). CONCLUSION Smokers had less neutropenia than nonsmokers, a finding that was more pronounced with increasing pack-years. This pharmacodynamic marker of gemcitabine-induced neutropenia may result in less efficacy of gemcitabine. Future prospective trials should correlate smoking, metabolizing phenotype, neutropenia, and response to gemcitabine therapy.
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- Meaghan O'Malley
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA
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Facciabene A, Motz GT, Coukos G. T-regulatory cells: key players in tumor immune escape and angiogenesis. Cancer Res 2012; 72:2162-71. [PMID: 22549946 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 602] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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T-regulatory cells (Tregs) are found infiltrating tumors in a vast array of tumor types, and tumor-infiltrating Tregs are often associated with a poor clinical outcome. Tregs are potent immunosuppressive cells of the immune system that promote progression of cancer through their ability to limit antitumor immunity and promote angiogenesis. Here, we discuss the ways in which Tregs suppress the antitumor immune response and elaborate on our recent discovery that Tregs make significant direct contributions to tumor angiogenesis. Further, we highlight several current therapies aimed at eliminating Tregs in cancer patients. Given the multifaceted role of Tregs in cancer, a greater understanding of their functions will ultimately strengthen future therapies.
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- Andrea Facciabene
- Ovarian Cancer Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Ardiani A, Higgins JP, Hodge JW. Vaccines based on whole recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. FEMS Yeast Res 2011; 10:1060-9. [PMID: 20707820 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2010.00665.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The ultimate goal of therapeutic vaccines is to activate and exploit the patient's own immune system to vigorously and dynamically seek and eradicate established malignant or virally infected cells. Therapeutic vaccines also offer the potential for preventing disease recurrence. Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based vaccines, where the yeast is engineered to express viral or tumor antigens, represent an ideal therapeutic approach due to their ability to stimulate tumor- or viral-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell responses that are capable of reducing disease burden. This review describes preclinical and clinical studies supporting the development of S. cerevisiae-based therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of cancer and viral diseases, as well as multimodal strategies in which therapeutic vaccines are combined with cytotoxic drugs to achieve a greater clinical response.
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- Andressa Ardiani
- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Teng MWL, Ritchie DS, Neeson P, Smyth MJ. Biology and clinical observations of regulatory T cells in cancer immunology. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 344:61-95. [PMID: 20512555 DOI: 10.1007/82_2010_50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review specifically examines the role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in cancer in both mice and the clinic. Due to the rapid refinement of the definition of Tregs and their heterogeneity, emphasis is given to research findings over the past three years. For clarity, this review is broadly divided into three short sections that outline the basic biology of Tregs - (1) Treg lineage and development, (2) Treg subsets, and (3) mechanisms of Treg-mediated immune suppression; followed by two more comprehensive sections that cover; (4) clinical observations of Tregs and cancer, and (5) modifications of Treg biology as cancer immunotherapies. The latter two sections discuss the measurement of function and frequency of Treg in model systems and clinical trials and possible ways to interfere with Treg-mediated immune suppression with the focus on recent pre-clinical and clinical findings.
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- Michele W L Teng
- Cancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, 3002, VIC, Australia
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Features of gemcitabine-related severe pulmonary toxicity: patients with pancreatic or biliary tract cancer. Pancreas 2009; 38:838-40. [PMID: 19893461 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e3181ad97cf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Nizar S, Copier J, Meyer B, Bodman-Smith M, Galustian C, Kumar D, Dalgleish A. T-regulatory cell modulation: the future of cancer immunotherapy? Br J Cancer 2009; 100:1697-703. [PMID: 19384299 PMCID: PMC2695683 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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T-regulatory cells suppress anti-tumour immunity in cancer patients and in murine tumour models. Furthermore, their activity is likely to have an effect on the effectiveness of immunotherapeutic treatments for cancer. Here we describe the current status of developing clinical strategies for modulating Treg activity in cancer patients.
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- S Nizar
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St George's University of London, London, UK
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Zitvogel L, Apetoh L, Ghiringhelli F, André F, Tesniere A, Kroemer G. The anticancer immune response: indispensable for therapeutic success? J Clin Invest 2008; 118:1991-2001. [PMID: 18523649 DOI: 10.1172/jci35180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 459] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Although the impact of tumor immunology on the clinical management of most cancers is still negligible, there is increasing evidence that anticancer immune responses may contribute to the control of cancer after conventional chemotherapy. Thus, radiotherapy and some chemotherapeutic agents, in particular anthracyclines, can induce specific immune responses that result either in immunogenic cancer cell death or in immunostimulatory side effects. This anticancer immune response then helps to eliminate residual cancer cells (those that fail to be killed by chemotherapy) or maintains micrometastases in a stage of dormancy. Based on these premises, in this Review we address the question, How may it be possible to ameliorate conventional therapies by stimulating the anticancer immune response? Moreover, we discuss the rationale of clinical trials to evaluate and eventually increase the contribution of antitumor immune responses to the therapeutic management of neoplasia.
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Zitvogel L, Apetoh L, Ghiringhelli F, Kroemer G. Immunological aspects of cancer chemotherapy. Nat Rev Immunol 2008; 8:59-73. [PMID: 18097448 DOI: 10.1038/nri2216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1164] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Accumulating evidence indicates that the innate and adaptive immune systems make a crucial contribution to the antitumour effects of conventional chemotherapy-based and radiotherapy-based cancer treatments. Moreover, the molecular and cellular bases of the immunogenicity of cell death that is induced by cytotoxic agents are being progressively unravelled, challenging the guidelines that currently govern the development of anticancer drugs. Here, we review the immunological aspects of conventional cancer treatments and propose that future successes in the fight against cancer will rely on the development and clinical application of combined chemo- and immunotherapies.
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- Laurence Zitvogel
- INSERM, U805, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 Rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, Paris, France.
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Nowak AK, Lake RA, Robinson BWS. Combined chemoimmunotherapy of solid tumours: improving vaccines? Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2006; 58:975-90. [PMID: 17005292 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2006.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2006] [Accepted: 07/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cytotoxic chemotherapy not only affects the tumour but also targets dividing lymphocytes, the very cells required to develop an immune response. Hence, chemo- and immunotherapy have been seen as antagonistic. It is now clear that the way a chemotherapeutic drug kills a tumour cell determines how that dying cell interacts with the immune system and whether the interaction leads to an immune response. Chemotherapy also depletes regulatory T cells, potentially enhancing immune responses. Furthermore, lymphodepletion triggers homeostatic T cell reconstitution, creating new populations of pre-T cells that need education in the thymic environment. Post-chemotherapy immune system reconstitution may provide a unique opportunity for therapeutic intervention by shaping the repertoire towards reactivity to tumour antigens. An understanding of the underlying cellular and immunological events in both animal models and patients undergoing chemotherapy will guide decisions about which immunomodulatory approaches may be effective with different cytostatic drugs and hence to develop appropriate scheduling for integration of the treatment modalities.
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- Anna K Nowak
- Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, 4th Floor, G block, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009 Australia.
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Clinical experience is now demonstrating the efficacy of combining chemotherapy and targeted therapies. Although the combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy would at first seem to be counterproductive, supportive preclinical and clinical data have revealed that cyclophosphamide, gemcitabine and doxorubicin enhance the efficacy of vaccines when used as a form of 'pretreatment'. Possible mechanisms of action include inhibition of regulatory T cells, enhancement of antigen presentation by tumours, or some yet unknown method. As such, more preclinical and clinical trials are needed to explore the synergistic effects of chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy, particularly the proper dose and timing of chemotherapy.
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- Gabriel Chong
- Division of Medical Oncology, Duke South Clinics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Theodore C, Geoffrois L, Vermorken JB, Caponigro F, Fiedler W, Chollet P, Ravaud A, Peters GJ, de Balincourt C, Lacombe D, Fumoleau P. Multicentre EORTC study 16997: feasibility and phase II trial of farnesyl transferase inhibitor & gemcitabine combination in salvage treatment of advanced urothelial tract cancers. Eur J Cancer 2005; 41:1150-7. [PMID: 15911238 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this study, the feasibility and activity of combined chemotherapy of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor SCH66336 and gemcitabine was evaluated. This therapy was used as second-line treatment in patients with advanced urothelial tract cancer and the influence of SCH66336 exposure on the pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine was also determined. Patients who had received one previous chemotherapy regime for advanced urothelial cancer were treated with a combination of SCH66336 (150 mg in the morning and 100 mg in the evening) and Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 on day 1, 8 and 15 per 28-day cycle). Dosages of gemcitabine and its metabolite dFdU were performed on day one of cycle 1 before exposure to SCH66336 and day one of cycle 2. A total of 152 cycles were administered in 33 patients (median 3, range: 1-15). No patients had severe hematological toxicity, defined as Grade 4 thrombocytopenia or febrile neutropenia. Nine partial responses and one complete response were achieved in 31 assessable patients and corresponded to an overall response rate of 32.3% [95% CI:17%-51%]. There was no influence of exposure to SCH66336 on the level of gemcitabine or dFdU in 11 assessable patients. In conclusion, a combination of SCH66336 and gemcitabine is feasible in terms of toxicity and active as second-line treatment in patients with advanced urothelial tract cancer. SCH66336 had no effect on the pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine. Randomised trials should be undertaken to clarify the role of SCH66336 in combination with gemcitabine in cancer treatment.
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- C Theodore
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Department of Medicine, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins 94805, Villejuif, France.
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