Phase I study of weekly CPT-11 (irinotecan)/docetaxel in patients with advanced solid tumors.
Based on the synergistic cytotoxicity demonstrated in vitro by topoisomerase I inhibitors followed by docetaxel and the feasibility of giving both drugs on a weekly schedule avoiding overlapping toxicities, we designed a phase I trial of weekly CPT-11 (irinotecan)/docetaxel to determine the dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) and the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of this combination. Eighteen patients with advanced solid tumors treated with at least one prior chemotherapy regimen were included in this trial. CPT-11 was administered as a 90-min (intravenous) IV infusion followed immediately by docetaxel as a 30-min IV infusion. Both drugs were given on days 1, 8 and 15 in 4-week cycles. Four escalating dose levels of CPT-11/docetaxel (level I: 60/20 mg/m(2), level II: 60/25 mg/m(2), level III: 70/25 mg/m(2), and level IV: 70/30 mg/m(2)) were studied. Forty-seven cycles were administered (range, 1-5 courses) with a median number of 2.6 cycles per patient. Grade 4 leukopenia was the DLT reached at dose-level IV (CPT-11/docetaxel 70/30 mg/m(2)). Four patients had grade 3 anemia at dose levels III (two patients) and IV (two patients), while grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia was not seen. Grade 3/4 non-hematologic toxicities included grade 3 diarrhea in two patients (dose levels II and IV), grade 3 asthenia in one patient (dose level II) and grade 3 stomatitis in one patient (dose level I). The recommended dose of this weekly schedule is CPT-11 70 mg/m(2) and docetaxel 25 mg/m(2). DLT of this regimen is leukopenia, although toxicity is manageable at the recommended dose level. The activity of this regimen is being evaluated in a phase II study in previously treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Medical Oncology Service, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Ctra Canyet, s/n, 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D020714:Maximum Tolerated Dose; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D043823:Taxoids; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D000077146:Irinotecan; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002166:Camptothecin