A phase II trial of ixabepilone in Asian patients with advanced gastric cancer previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy

Yeul Hong Kim, Kei Muro, Hirofumi Yasui, Jen Shi Chen, Min Hee Ryu, Se Hoon Park, Kent Man Chu, Su Pin Choo, Teresa Sanchez, Christine DelaCruz, Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Ioannis Lainas, Chung Pin Li

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Purpose The highest rates of gastric cancer occur in Eastern Asia. Fluoropyrimidine-based therapy is used initially in unresectable and metastatic disease, but no single standard of care exists following disease progression. Ixabepilone, an epothilone B analog, is a non-taxane microtubule- stabilizing agent with clinical activity across multiple tumor types approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Methods Asian patients with unresectable or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma who had failed fluoropyrimidinebased chemotherapy received ixabepilone 40 mg/m2 by 3-h intravenous infusion every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR). Results Fifty-two patients were treated (65.4 % men; median age: 56.5 years). The ORR was 15.4 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 6.9-28.1); 8 patients achieved partial responses for a median duration of 3.1 months (95 % CI 2.6-4.1 months) and 26 patients (50.0 %) had stable disease. Median progression-free survival was 2.8 months (95 % CI 2.1-3.5 months). The most common grade 3 non-hematological toxicities were fatigue (9.6 %), decreased appetite (7.7 %), sensory neuropathy (5.8 %), and diarrhea (5.8 %). Grade 3/4 neutropenia occurred in 46.2 % of patients. Conclusions Ixabepilone is active in Asian patients with advanced gastric cancer and shows a toxicity profile similar to those previously reported in other tumor types.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)583-590
Number of pages8
JournalCancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Volume70
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Oct

Keywords

  • Asian patients
  • Gastric cancer
  • Ixabepilone
  • Second-line therapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacology
  • Cancer Research
  • Pharmacology (medical)

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A phase II trial of ixabepilone in Asian patients with advanced gastric cancer previously treated with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this