Bcl-2 antisense (oblimersen sodium) plus dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma: The oblimersen melanoma study group
Bcl-2 antisense (oblimersen sodium) plus dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma: The oblimersen melanoma study group
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2006.06.0483
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发表时间:
2006-10-10
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45.3
通讯作者:
Haluska, Frank G.
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作者:
Bedikian, Agop Y.;Millward, Michael;Haluska, Frank G.
PurposeChemotherapy resistance in melanoma has been linked to antiapoptotic effects mediated by Bcl-2 protein. We evaluated whether targeting Bcl-2 using an antisense oligonucleotide (oblimersen sodium) could improve the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.Patients and MethodsWe randomly assigned chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced melanoma to treatment with dacarbazine ( 1,000 mg/m(2)) alone or preceded by a 5-day continuous intravenous infusion of oblimersen sodium ( 7 mg/kg/d) every 3 weeks for up to eight cycles. Patients were stratified by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, liver metastases, disease site, and serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The primary efficacy end point was overall survival.ResultsAmong 771 patients randomly assigned, the addition of oblimersen to dacarbazine yielded a trend toward improved survival at 24-month minimum follow-up ( median, 9.0 v 7.8 months; P =.077) and significant increases in progression-free survival ( median, 2.6 v 1.6 months; P