title: Multicenter phase II study of brequinar sodium in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer.
abstract: Eighty-six patients with advanced colorectal, gastric or pancreatic carcinoma and no prior exposure to chemotherapy were treated with brequinar sodium. Brequinar was administered at a median weekly dose of 1200 mg/m2 intravenously. The toxicity was moderate, with thirty patients (35%) experiencing grade 3 or 4 toxicity. Objective responses were observed in 1/32 evaluable colorectal and 2/29 evaluable gastric carcinoma patients. There were no objective responses in 17 evaluable pancreatic cancer patients. We conclude that, at this dose and schedule, brequinar does not have sufficient activity in these gastrointestinal malignancies to warrant further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Can.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maroun
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Natale
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neidhart
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallaire
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sisk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gyves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011798:Quinaldines
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D015507:Drugs, Investigational; C046943:brequinar; D011798:Quinaldines