title: Phase II study of a new vinca alkaloid derivative, S12363, in advanced breast cancer.
abstract: Vinca alkaloids are widely used in the medical treatment of breast cancer. Our study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic activity of a new vinca alkaloid derivative, S12363 (vinfosiltine), which is 36 and 72 times more cytotoxic in vitro than vincristine and vinblastine, respectively. Because phase I studies did not allow a choice of the best treatment schedule, a randomization was performed between two schedules with the same dose intensity, that is, 0.3 mg/m2 given weekly or 0.6 mg/m2 given every 2 weeks. A total of 16 patients with advanced breast cancer who had failed a first-line treatment without any vinca alkaloid were entered in the study. Additionally, 6 women received the bimonthly regimen as first-line treatment of advanced breast cancer. Altogether, 17 patients received, prior to vinfosiltine, an anthracycline-based regimen given either as adjuvant (n = 4) or as first-line palliative treatment (n = 13). All 22 patients were evaluable for both toxicity and response. Neutropenia was the main toxic event (maximal toxicity per patient) with grade 3 (WHO) toxicity developing in 7/22 patients and grade 4, in 8/22. Other severe toxicities included leukopenia (n = 9), anemia (n = 1), diarrhea (n = 1), constipation (n = 1), and fatigue (n = 1). No patient achieved a complete or partial response. Vinfosiltine does not appear to have significant single-agent activity in advanced breast cancer at the doses and the schedules used in our study.
authors.affiliation: Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adenis
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pion
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fumoleau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pouillart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marty
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giroux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonneterre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids; C064005:S 12363