A phase I clinical trial of safingol in combination with cisplatin in advanced solid tumors.
A phase I clinical trial of safingol in combination with cisplatin in advanced solid tumors.
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DOI:
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-2323
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发表时间:
2011-04-15
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Schwartz GK
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Dickson MA;Carvajal RD;Merrill AH Jr;Gonen M;Cane LM;Schwartz GK
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is an important mediator of cancer cell growth and proliferation. Production of S1P is catalyzed by sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK). Safingol, (L-threo-dihydrosphingosine) is a putative inhibitor of SphK. We conducted a phase I trial of safingol (S) alone and in combination with cisplatin (C). A 3+3 dose escalation was used. For safety, S was given alone 1 week before the combination. S + C were then administered every 3 weeks. S was given over 60–120 minutes (min), depending on dose. 60 min later, C was given over 60 min. The C dose of 75 mg/m2 was reduced in cohort 4 to 60 mg/m2 due to excessive fatigue. 43 patients were treated. 41 were evaluable for toxicity and 37 for response. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was S 840 mg/m2 over 120 min C 60 mg/m2, every 3 weeks. DLTs attributed to cisplatin included fatigue and hyponatremia. DLT from S was hepatic enzyme elevation. S pharmacokinetic parameters were linear throughout the dose range with no significant interaction with C. Patients treated at or near the MTD achieved S levels of > 20 µM and maintained levels ≥ 5 µM for 4 hours. The best response was stable disease in 6 patients for on average 3.3 months (range 1.8 – 7.2 m). One patient with adrenal cortical cancer had significant regression of liver and lung metastases and another had prolonged stable disease. S was associated with a dose-dependent reduction in S1P in plasma. Safingol, the first putative SphK inhibitor to enter clinical trials, can be safely administered in combination with cisplatin. Reversible dose-dependent hepatic toxicity was seen, as expected from preclinical data. Target inhibition was achieved with downregulation of S1P. The recommended phase 2 dose is S 840 mg/m2 and C 60 mg/m2, every 3 weeks.