Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 15, 1796-1802, Copyright © 1997 by American Society of Clinical Oncology

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Phase I study of mitoxantrone plus etoposide with multidrug blockade by SDZ PSC-833 in relapsed or refractory acute myelogenous leukemia

SM Kornblau, E Estey, T Madden, HT Tran, S Zhao, U Consoli, V Snell, G Sanchez- Williams, H Kantarjian, M Keating, RA Newman and M Andreeff
Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA. smk@odin.mdacc.tmc.edu

PURPOSE: Expression of the multidrug resistance gene (MDR1) p170 protein is frequent in leukemic blasts from patients with relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). A phase I study using the nonimmunosuppressive MDR1 blocker SDZ PSC-833 (PSC) in combination with mitoxantrone (MITO) and etoposide (VP) was performed. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Starting doses (LVL0) of MITO (3.25 mg/m2/d on days 1 and 3 to 6) and VP (210 mg/m2/d on days 1 and 3 to 5) were 40% of the maximal- tolerated dose (MTD) from a prior study. A 1.5-mg/kg loading dose of PSC was followed by a 120-hour continuous infusion of 10 mg/kg/d on days 2 to 6. Blood samples for PSC, MITO, and VP pharmacokinetics (PK) were taken on days 1 and 3, and samples for MDR1 expression were taken on day 0. RESULTS: Severe mucositis developed in all patients at LVL0; therefore, MITO and VP doses were reduced to 2.5 and 170 mg/m2 (LVL-1) for the next seven patients, and this dose proved to be MTD. All LVL0 and three LVL-1 patients had transient elevations in the serum bilirubin level to > or = 4 mg/dL. Serum creatinine level increased to greater than 2 mg/dL in one case. There were no other grade 3 or 4 nonhematologic toxicities observed. The peripheral blood was cleared of leukemia in three LVL0 and four LVL-1 patients. The marrow was cleared of leukemic cells in one LVL0 and five LVL-1 patients, and a significant reduction in marrow leukemic infiltrate was observed in eight of 10. No patient achieved complete remission (CR), and all died of progressive disease (n = 8) or infection (n = 2). MDR1 expression was detected by fluorescent-activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis in five of seven cases. An elevated MDR1 mRNA level was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) in six of eight cases studied. Clearing of leukemia cells from the marrow occurred in four of six MDR1-positive and one of three MDR1-negative patients. Despite the fact that LVL0 doses had to be reduced due to toxicity, coadministration of PSC did not produce a consistent effect on MITO PK; however, it did repeatedly lead to increased levels of VP in the serum. CONCLUSION: We conclude that PSC-MITO-VP is a tolerable regimen with antileukemic activity. Addition of PSC necessitated a 66% reduction in MITO and VP doses from a prior study without PSC.

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