title: A Phase II study of trabectedin single agent in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer previously treated with platinum-based regimens.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the objective response rate in patients with platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer to treatment with trabectedin (Yondelis) administered as a 3-h infusion weekly for 3 weeks of a 4-week cycle. We carried out a multicentre Phase II trial of trabectedin in patients with advanced recurrent ovarian cancer. Trabectedin (0.58 mg m(-2)) was administered via a central line, after premedication with dexamethasone, to 147 patients as a 3-h infusion weekly for 3 weeks followed by 1-week rest. Major eligibility criteria included measurable relapsed advanced ovarian cancer and not more than two prior platinum-containing regimens. Patients were stratified according to the treatment-free interval (TFI) between having either platinum-sensitive (>/=6 months TFI) or platinum-resistant disease (<6 months TFI)/platinum-refractory disease (progression during first line therapy). In the platinum-sensitive cohort, 62 evaluable patients with measurable disease had an overall response rate (ORR) of 29.0% (95% CI: 18.2-41.9%) and median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5.1 months (95% CI: 2.8-6.2). Four patients with measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) criteria had no follow-up scans at the end of treatment. In the platinum-resistant/refractory cohort, 79 patients were evaluable with an ORR of 6.3% (95% CI: 2.1-14.2%). Median PFS was 2.0 months (95% CI: 1.7-3.5 months). Two patients with measurable disease per RECIST criteria had no follow-up scans at the end of treatment. The most frequent (>/=2% of patients) drug-related treatment-emergent grade 3/4 adverse events were reversible liver alanine transferase elevation (10%), neutropaenia (8%), nausea, vomiting, and fatigue (5% each). Trabectedin is an active treatment, with documented responses in patients with platinum sensitive advanced relapsed ovarian cancer, and has a manageable toxicity profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. cnkrasner@partners.org
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Krasner
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: McMeekin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Braly
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Renshaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Provencher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077606:Trabectedin
chemical_list: D004149:Dioxoles; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; D000077606:Trabectedin