title: Phase I-II study of the somatostatin analogue lanreotide in hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
abstract: Lanreotide (BIM 32014), a somatulin analogue, was found to be as effective as castration in a rat prostate tumor model. Therapeutic benefit was also demonstrated in the hormone-resistant phase of this tumor model. The activity of lanreotide may be due to a reduction in the levels of growth factors such as insulin growth factor 1 (IGF1). A total of 30 patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer were treated with a slow-release formulation of lanreotide. The mean age was 71 years. Patients were treated with one intramuscular injection of 30 mg BIM 23014 once a week and were followed for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level evolution until disease progression or WHO grade 3 or 4 toxicity and for survival. The patients were treated for a mean duration of 12 weeks (range, 2-60 weeks). The performance status and bone pain were improved in 40% and 35% of patients respectively. In all, 20% of the patients had a decrease of > or = 50% in PSA levels and 16% showed a stabilization. The biological response was correlated with clinical improvement. The 1-year global survival rate was 72%, with the rate being 89% in the group of patients who were responders on PSA plasma level and 64% in patients with progressive disease. The response duration ranged from 16 to 60 weeks. Toxicity was minor, with transient grade I digestive side effects being noted in a few patients. Lanreotide given at 30 mg once a week to patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer was well tolerated. The response rate was higher than that reported in recent published series. Higher doses of lanreotide should be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology-Radiotherapy, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maulard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richaud
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Droz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jessueld
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dufour-Esquerré
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Housset
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C060347:lanreotide; D013004:Somatostatin; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen