title: Phase II trial of antiepidermal growth factor receptor antibody C225 in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Fifty-five patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were treated on a multicenter, single-arm Phase II trial. Patients received single-agent Cetuximab (C225) administered by intravenous infusion at a loading dose of 400 or 500 mg/m2 followed by weekly maintenance doses at 250 mg/m2. None of the patients treated with C225 achieved either a complete or partial response. The median time to progression was 57 days. The most frequently reported grade 3 or 4 toxicity treatment-related adverse events were acne (17%) and rash or dry skin (4%). The lack of clinical response or suggestion of prolonging time to progression compared to historical data with interferon-alfa supports no further study of single-agent C225 in patients with metastatic RCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. motzerr@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Motzer
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Wen-J Poo
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hwu
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baselga
authors.forename: Hyman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muss
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Michelle S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Needle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D000068818:Cetuximab; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D000068818:Cetuximab