Phase I and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics study of the MEK inhibitor RO4987655 in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors

Abstract RO4987655 is an oral and selective inhibitor of MEK, a key enzyme of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. This phase I dose-escalation study of RO4987655 in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors aimed to determine maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and anti-tumor activity. Patients received a single dose of RO4987655 (1, 2, 4, 5, or 6.5 mg) followed by continuous once-daily dosing (1, 2, or 4 mg QD) or twice-daily dosing (4, 5, or 6.5 mg BID) in 28-day cycles. A 3 + 3 dose-escalation design was used. PD was evaluated by pERK inhibition in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). In dose-escalation, 25 patients were enrolled. After the MTD was determined, a further six patients were administered the MTD for further confirmation of safety. MTD was determined as 8 mg/day (4 mg BID) due to a total of four dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of grade 3 creatine phosphokinase (CPK) elevation (2 DLTs each in 10 mg/day and 13 mg/day). Most commonly related adverse events included dermatitis acneiform, CPK elevation, and eye disorders. Plasma concentration of RO4987655 appeared to increase in a dose-proportional manner with a plasma half-life of 4.32 to 21.1 h. Following multiple dose administration, a steady-state condition was reached by Cycle 1 Day 8. The inhibitory effects of RO4987655 on pERK in PBMCs increased in a dose-dependent manner. One esophageal cancer patient had confirmed partial response and seven patients showed progression-free survival for longer than 16 weeks. The MTD of RO4987655 for Japanese patients was determined as 8 mg/day (4 mg BID). RO4987655 was tolerated up to the MTD with a favorable PK/PD profile in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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Investigational new drugs - 33(2015), 3 vom: 27. März, Seite 641-651

Sprache:

Englisch

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Nakamichi, Shinji [VerfasserIn]
Nokihara, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Noboru [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Yasuhide [VerfasserIn]
Fujiwara, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Yosuke [VerfasserIn]
Wakui, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Honda, Kazunori [VerfasserIn]
Mizugaki, Hidenori [VerfasserIn]
Kitazono, Satoru [VerfasserIn]
Tanabe, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Asahina, Hajime [VerfasserIn]
Yamazaki, Naoya [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Shigenobu [VerfasserIn]
Matsuoka, Mieko [VerfasserIn]
Ogita, Yoshitaka [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Tomohide [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dose escalation
Japanease
MAPK pathway
MEK inhibitor
Phase I study

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doi:

10.1007/s10637-015-0229-3

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OLC2112997815