title: Phase II study of doxercalciferol for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: We conducted a phase II trial of doxercalciferol, a vitamin D2 analogue, in 15 patients with MDS. Each received doxercalciferol 12.5 microg orally daily for 12 weeks. Nine of 15 patients completed the prescribed course and of these, six had stable disease. No patient had a response (IWG criteria) and overall eight patients experienced progressive disease while on therapy. Two patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) had a marked rise in monocytes on study. Overall the treatment was well tolerated. One patient was removed from study due to hypercalcemia. We conclude that short-term treatment with doxercalciferol has limited activity in patients with MDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrich
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kahl
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Kyungmann
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turman
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juckett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018450:Disease Progression; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D004872:Ergocalciferols; C042533:1 alpha-hydroxyergocalciferol