Preclinical study of dolastatin-10 in dogs with spontaneous neoplasia.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the short-term adverse effects of administration of dolastatin-10 (Dol-10) to dogs with spontaneously occurring malignant tumors.


METHODS
A total of 34 tumor-bearing dogs were given Dol-10 as a rapid intravenous bolus every 14 days at starting dosages ranging from 200 to 350 microg/m(2). Acute and short-term adverse effects, antitumor response, and duration of response were characterized.


RESULTS
The maximum tolerated dose varied greatly from patient to patient, but a reasonable starting dose for further studies was established at 300 microg/m(2). The median number of treatments per dog was 2 (range 1 to 17). Granulocytopenia was the dose-limiting toxicity. The overall response rate was 3%, consisting of a complete and durable (30 months) response in a dog with high-grade malignant lymphoma that was refractory to standard therapy. Two minor or transient responses were observed, and two dogs experienced disease stabilization for 8 and 16 weeks.


CONCLUSIONS
Dol-10 appears to be well tolerated in tumor-bearing dogs at doses approaching those tolerated by humans. The clinical activity observed in dogs with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma warrants further investigation.
Thamm
Douglas H
DH
Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive West, Madison, WI 53706, USA. thammd@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
MacEwen
E Gregory
EG
Phillips
Brenda S
BS
Hershey
A Elizabeth
AE
Burgess
Kristine M
KM
Pettit
George R
GR
Vail
David M
DM
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D047630:Depsipeptides; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides; D009842:Oligopeptides; C064570:dolastatin 10