title: A phase I trial of cyclosphosphamide and carboplatinum combined with interleukin-3 in women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer.
abstract: The hematopoietic growth factor, recombinant human interleukin-3 (rhu IL-3), stimulates production of both leukocytes and platelets, and thus potentially has greater utility than growth factors that solely stimulate leukocytes production when employed with dose-intensive chemotherapeutic regimens. To determine the optimal schedule for administration of rhu IL-3 in combination with cyclophosphamide and carboplatin, an aggressive regimen for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer, a phase I trial was initiated by the New York Gynecologic Oncology Group. Following surgical debulking, all patients received cyclophosphamide and carboplatin for 6 cycles. rhu IL-3 was administered at 50, 250, or 500 microgram subcutaneously for 5 days either immediately prior to or after administration of chemotherapy. Cohorts of six patients were treated at each dose level (three pre- and three postchemotherapy). Eighteen patients received 91 cycles of treatment. The major toxicities attributable to rhu IL-3 included fevers, chills, malaise, nausea, and headache, but were not dose-limiting at the doses of rhu IL-3 employed. The major finding of this study was that rhu IL-3 administered after chemotherapy offered greater platelet protection than rhu IL-3 administered prior to chemotherapy as assessed by median platelet nadir and duration of platelet counts < 50,000/mm3. A second major finding was a dose-response relationship for rhu IL-3: the two higher doses employed, 250 and 500 micrograms, offered more effective platelet protection than the lower dose employed, 50 micrograms. rhu IL-3 had no significant effects on leukocyte nadirs or duration of nadirs at any schedule or dose employed. rhu IL-3 may reduced the thrombocytopenia associated with aggressive treatment with cyclophosphamide and carboplatin, although this remains to be confirmed in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The effects of rhu IL-3 are dose- and schedule-dependent.
authors.affiliation: New York Gynecologic Oncology Group (NYGOG), Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Speyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mandeli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hochster
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Runowicz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wadler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wallach
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oette
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sorich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Demakos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000187:drug effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D016190:Carboplatin