Dongmei Ji, Weina Shen, Ting Li, Huan Wang, Jianling Bai, Junning Cao, Xichun Hu
{"title":"Liposomal irinotecan (HR070803) in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with advanced solid tumors: a phase 1b dose-escalation and expansion study.","authors":"Dongmei Ji, Weina Shen, Ting Li, Huan Wang, Jianling Bai, Junning Cao, Xichun Hu","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01442-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01442-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This phase 1b study aimed to evaluate the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), maximum tolerated dose (MTD), pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of HR070803, a novel nanoliposomal formulation of irinotecan, in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with pretreated advanced solid tumors. This study consisted of dose-escalation and expansion stages. Dose escalation was performed with a traditional 3 + 3 design; patients received intravenous infusion of HR070803 from 60 to 80 mg/m<sup>2</sup>, followed by leucovorin (200 mg/m<sup>2</sup>) and 5-fluorouracil (2000 mg/m<sup>2</sup>) every 2 weeks. In the expansion stage, patients received treatments at selected tolerable dose. Fifteen patients received treatments at 60 mg/m<sup>2</sup> (n = 12) and 80 mg/m<sup>2</sup> (n = 3). DLTs occurred in 2 patients at 80 mg/m<sup>2</sup> (grade 2 neutropenia that resulted in a dose delay of ≥ 7 days, n = 1; grade 3 febrile neutropenia, n = 1). The MTD was determined to be 60 mg/m<sup>2</sup>. The most frequent HR070803related adverse events included anorexia, leukopenia, neutropenia, nausea, fatigue, and diarrhea. SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan, exhibited lower maximum plasma concentrations and a prolonged terminal half-life when irinotecan was administered via nanoliposome compared to conventional injection. Overall, 4 patients achieved a partial response (confirmed, n = 2), and 9 had stable disease. The MTD of HR070803 was 60 mg/m<sup>2</sup> when infused with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin. Nanoliposomal encapsulation modified the pharmacokinetics of irinotecan and SN-38. HR070803 with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin demonstrated a manageable safety profile and promising antitumor efficacy in advanced solid tumors. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT05086848. Retrospectively registered on Oct. 12, 2021.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"462-470"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327190/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141734142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of pembrolizumab-induced acute pancreatitis.","authors":"Panpan Luo, Yuge Guo, Yang He, Chunjiang Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01452-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01452-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare adverse event of pembrolizumab with unclear clinical features. This study investigated the clinical features of pembrolizumab-induced AP to provide a reference for prevention and treatment. Case reports, case series and clinical studies of pembrolizumab-induced AP were collected by searching Chinese and English databases up to January 31, 2024. Thirty-one patients were included, with a median age of 59 years (range 39, 82). The median time from administration to onset of AP was 5.05 months (range 0.5, 16) and the median cycle was 7 cycles (range 1, 35). Twenty-two (71.0%) patients had elevated pancreatic amylase with a median value of 860 IU/L (range 105-12562), and 16 (51.6%) patients had elevated lipase with a median value of 282 IU/L (range 153-1034). Pancreatic biopsy showed neutrophil infiltration (9.7%) and lymphocyte infiltration (6.5%). Immunohistochemical staining showed CD8 dominated inflammatory infiltration (6.5%). The computed tomography showed diffuse enlargement (51.6%) and focal enlargement (51.6%) of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasound showed enlarged hypoechoic pancreas(16.1%). PET/CT showed increased FDG uptake (16.1%). The magnetic resonance cholangial pancreatography showed narrowing of main pancreatic duct (12.9%). AP symptoms and pancreatic enzymes improved after discontinuation of pembrolizumab and administration of steroids and infliximab. Clinicians should be aware that AP is a rare adverse reaction to pembrolizumab. Pembrolizumab induced AP can be initiated with steroids for control, and infliximab can be initiated with steroid-refractory AP.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"369-375"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141199838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Randeep Sangha, Rahima Jamal, Jennifer Spratlin, John Kuruvilla, Laurie H Sehn, Erwan Beauchamp, Michael Weickert, Luc G Berthiaume, John R Mackey
{"title":"A first-in-human phase I trial of daily oral zelenirstat, a N-myristoyltransferase inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors and relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphomas.","authors":"Randeep Sangha, Rahima Jamal, Jennifer Spratlin, John Kuruvilla, Laurie H Sehn, Erwan Beauchamp, Michael Weickert, Luc G Berthiaume, John R Mackey","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01448-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01448-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Myristoylation, the N-terminal addition of the fatty acid myristate to proteins, regulates membrane-bound signal transduction pathways important in cancer cell biology. This modification is catalyzed by two N-myristoyltransferases, NMT1 and NMT2. Zelenirstat is a first-in-class potent oral small molecule inhibitor of both NMT1 and NMT2 proteins. Patients with advanced solid tumors and relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell lymphomas were enrolled in an open label, phase I dose escalation trial of oral daily zelenirstat, administered in 28-day cycles until progression or unacceptable toxicity. The endpoints were to evaluate dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) to establish a maximum tolerated dose (MTD), pharmacokinetic parameters, and anticancer activity. Twenty-nine patients were enrolled (25 advanced solid tumor; 4 R/R B-cell lymphoma) and 24 were DLT-evaluable. Dosing ranged from 20 mg once daily (OD) to 210 mg OD without DLT, but gastrointestinal DLTS were seen in the 280 mg cohort. MTD and recommended phase 2 dose were 210 mg OD. Common adverse events were predominantly Gr ≤ 2 nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue. Plasma concentrations peaked at 2 h with terminal half-lives averaging 10 h. Steady state was achieved by day 15, and higher doses achieved trough concentrations predicted to be therapeutic. Stable disease as best response was seen in eight (28%) patients. Progression-free survival and overall survival were significantly better in patients receiving 210 mg OD compared to those receiving lower doses. Zelenirstat is well-tolerated, achieves plasma exposures expected for efficacy, and shows early signs of anticancer activity. Further clinical development of zelenirstat is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"386-393"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327210/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lenvatinib rechallenge after failure of lenvatinib and sorafenib in metastatic thyroid cancer.","authors":"Tomoya Yokota, Satoshi Hamauchi, Takeshi Kawakami, Kunihiro Fushiki","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01449-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01449-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The oral multikinase inhibitors sorafenib and lenvatinib are currently available as first-line treatment for patients with unresectable or metastatic thyroid cancer. However, treatment options for patients who are refractory to these multikinase inhibitors are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of rechallenged lenvatinib after failure of both lenvatinib and sorafenib in patients with metastatic thyroid cancer in the real-world clinical practice. We retrospectively reviewed the data of consecutive 16 patients with metastatic thyroid cancer who received lenvatinib as a rechallenge after failure of initial lenvatinib and sorafenib treatment at Shizuoka Cancer Center between 2016 and 2023. Of these, the initial lenvatinib was discontinued in 12 patients owing to progressive disease, in 3 patients owing to adverse events, and in 1 patient owing to both. The overall response rate was 6.7%, and disease control was achieved by rechallenge with lenvatinib in all patients with the target lesions. The median progression free survival after rechallenging with lenvatinib was 15.0 months. No new signs of toxicity were observed after rechallenging with lenvatinib. Our findings suggest that rechallenge with lenvatinib after failure of both lenvatinib and sorafenib showed manageable safety and modest efficacy in patients with metastatic thyroid cancer in clinical practice. The strategy of lenvatinib rechallenge may provide an alternative option for patients with no targetable driver genes or when selective kinase inhibitors are not indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"361-368"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Zhang, Wenwei Yang, Junbao Liu, Nan Wang, Zhaoying Ren, Tingting Yang, Gongli Xie, Guifu Wu, Yongkun Sun
{"title":"Phase I study of trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) plus irinotecan in combination with bevacizumab as a second-line therapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.","authors":"Jing Zhang, Wenwei Yang, Junbao Liu, Nan Wang, Zhaoying Ren, Tingting Yang, Gongli Xie, Guifu Wu, Yongkun Sun","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01443-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01443-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This phase I trial is to determine the recommended dose of the TAS-102, irinotecan plus bevacizumab regimen and assess its safety and efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer refractory to fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 3 + 3 designed dose escalation was performed. Patients were administered TAS-102 (30-35 mg/m<sup>2</sup> twice daily on days 1-5) and irinotecan (150-165 mg/m<sup>2</sup> on day 1) combined with a fixed dose of bevacizumab (5 mg/kg on day 1) every two weeks. The primary endpoint was the determination of the recommended phase II dose.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen patients were enrolled: 6 at the Level 1 (TAS-102 30 mg/m<sup>2</sup> twice daily, irinotecan 150 mg/m<sup>2</sup> plus bevacizumab 5 mg/kg), six at the Level 2 (TAS-102 35 mg/m<sup>2</sup> twice daily, irinotecan 150 mg/m<sup>2</sup> plus bevacizumab 5 mg/kg), and six at the Level 3 (TAS-102 30 mg/m<sup>2</sup> twice daily, irinotecan 165 mg/m<sup>2</sup> plus bevacizumab 5 mg/kg). Five dose-limiting toxicities occurred: one observed at Level 1 (thrombocytopenia), two at Level 2 (neutropenia and diarrhea), and two at Level 3 (fatigue and neutropenia). The RP2D was established as TAS-102 30 mg/m<sup>2</sup> twice daily and irinotecan 150 mg/m<sup>2</sup> plus bevacizumab 5 mg/kg. The most frequent grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events were neutropenia (33.3%), diarrhea (16.7%), and thrombocytopenia (11.1%). No treatment-related death occurred. Two patients (11.1%) experienced partial responses and 14 (77.8%) had stable disease.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The regimen of TAS-102, irinotecan, and bevacizumab is tolerable with antitumor activity for metastatic colorectal cancer patients refractory to first-line fluoropyrimidines and oxaliplatin treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"454-461"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141579693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A phase 1/1b, open-label, dose-escalation study of PD-1 inhibitor, cetrelimab alone and in combination with FGFR inhibitor, erdafitinib in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors.","authors":"Noboru Yamamoto, Yasutoshi Kuboki, Kenichi Harano, Takafumi Koyama, Shunsuke Kondo, Akiko Hagiwara, Noriko Suzuki, Ei Fujikawa, Kiichiro Toyoizumi, Mayumi Mukai, Toshihiko Doi","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01433-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01433-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immune checkpoint inhibitors are the leading approaches in tumor immunotherapy. The aim of the study was to establish recommended phase 2 doses (RP2Ds) of intravenous cetrelimab, a checkpoint inhibitor, alone and with oral erdafitinib in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors. This open-label, non-randomized, dose-escalation phase 1/1b study enrolled adults with advanced solid tumors who were ineligible for standard therapy. Study was conducted in two parts: phase 1a assessed cetrelimab at three dosing levels (80 mg every 2 weeks [Q2W], 240 mg Q2W, and 480 mg Q4W); phase 1b assessed cetrelimab+erdafitinib at two dosing levels (240 mg Q2W + 6 mg once daily [QD] and 240 mg Q2W + 8 mg QD). Primary endpoint was frequency and severity of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of cetrelimab ± erdafitinib. In total 22 patients (phase 1a, n = 9; phase 1b, n = 13) were enrolled. Median duration of follow-up was 8.64 months in phase 1a and 2.33 months in phase 1b. In phase 1a, DLTs weren't reported while in phase 1b, 1 patient who received 240 mg cetrelimab + 6 mg erdafitinib reported Stevens-Johnson syndrome (grade 3, immune-related). Overall, 88.9% patients in phase 1a (grade ≥ 3: 44.4%) and 100.0% in phase 1b (grade ≥ 3: 53.8%) experienced ≥ 1 treatment-related adverse events (TEAEs); 33.3% in phase 1a and 38.5% in phase 1b reported serious TEAEs, of which 11.1% patients in phase 1a and 15.4% in phase 1b had TEAEs which led to treatment discontinuation. Cetrelimab alone and in combination with erdafitinib showed manageable safety in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors. RP2Ds were determined as 480 mg cetrelimab Q4W for monotherapy, and cetrelimab 240 mg Q2W + erdafitinib 8 mg QD for combination therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"376-385"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141237782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael J Hanley, Steven Zhang, Robert Griffin, Sean Xiaochun Zhu, Robert J Fram, Jianchang Lin, Karthik Venkatakrishnan, Neeraj Gupta
{"title":"A phase 1 study to assess the absolute bioavailability, mass balance, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and excretion of [<sup>14</sup>C]-mobocertinib, an oral inhibitor of EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, in healthy participants.","authors":"Michael J Hanley, Steven Zhang, Robert Griffin, Sean Xiaochun Zhu, Robert J Fram, Jianchang Lin, Karthik Venkatakrishnan, Neeraj Gupta","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01446-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01446-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mobocertinib (TAK-788) is a first-in-class oral epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor that received accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. This phase 1, 2-period, study was conducted to assess the absolute bioavailability of mobocertinib (Period 1), as well as mass balance, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and excretion of [<sup>14</sup>C]-mobocertinib (Period 2) in healthy adult males. In Period 1, participants received a single oral capsule dose of 160 mg mobocertinib, followed by a 15-minute intravenous infusion of 50 µg (~ 2 µCi) [<sup>14</sup>C]-mobocertinib administered from 3.75 to 4 h after the capsule dose. In Period 2, a single oral dose of 160 mg (~ 100 µCi) [<sup>14</sup>C]-mobocertinib was administered as an oral solution. The geometric mean absolute bioavailability of mobocertinib was determined to be 36.7%. After oral administration of [<sup>14</sup>C]-mobocertinib, mobocertinib and its active metabolites, AP32960 and AP32914, were minor components in plasma, accounting for only 0.275% of total plasma radioactivity as the majority of mobocertinib-related material was covalently bound to plasma proteins. The geometric mean percentage of the administered radioactive dose recovered in the urine and feces was 3.57% and 76.0%, respectively. Only 0.39% of the oral dose of [<sup>14</sup>C]-mobocertinib was recovered in the urine as mobocertinib; thus, indicating that renal excretion of unchanged drug was a very minor pathway of elimination. In both treatment periods, mobocertinib was generally safe and well-tolerated as all adverse events were Grade 1 in severity. (Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03811834. Registration date January 22, 2019).</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"343-352"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327196/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141093627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sujinna Lekmeechai, Kristian Pietras, Oskar Axelsson
{"title":"<sup>177</sup>Lu-SN201 nanoparticle shows superior anti-tumor efficacy over conventional cancer drugs in 4T1 orthotopic model.","authors":"Sujinna Lekmeechai, Kristian Pietras, Oskar Axelsson","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01450-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01450-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the current in-vivo study we demonstrate the potential of the radiolabeled nanoparticle <sup>177</sup>Lu-SN201 as an effective anticancer treatment, as evidenced by significantly prolonged survival and reduced tumor burden in the aggressive, triple negative 4T1 murine breast cancer model. We show with high statistical significance that <sup>177</sup>Lu-SN201 is superior at suppressing the tumor growth not only compared to vehicle but also to the commonly used cancer drugs paclitaxel, niraparib, carboplatin, and the combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitors anti PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4. The dosing of the standard drugs were based on examples in the literature where good effects have been seen in various mouse models. The treatment is reasonably well-tolerated, as indicated by clinical chemistry of liver and renal function through the measurement of glutamate pyruvate alanine aminotransferase, alanine amino transferase, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine levels in plasma samples, despite some weight loss. Overall, <sup>177</sup>Lu-SN201 presents as a promising therapeutic candidate for cancer treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"471-477"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ramucirumab for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in the current real world: a Japanese single-arm study post-REACH-2 (The R-evolution study).","authors":"Kazufumi Kobayashi, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Ei Itobayashi, Tomomi Okubo, Norio Itokawa, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Michihisa Moriguchi, Shunji Watanabe, Masafumi Ikeda, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Tomokazu Kawaoka, Atsushi Hiraoka, Yutaka Yasui, Teiji Kuzuya, Rui Sato, Hiroaki Kanzaki, Keisuke Koroki, Masanori Inoue, Masato Nakamura, Soichiro Kiyono, Naoya Kanogawa, Takayuki Kondo, Shingo Nakamoto, Yoshihito Ozawa, Kaoru Tsuchiya, Masanori Atsukawa, Hiroshi Aikata, Takeshi Aramaki, Shiro Oka, Naoki Morimoto, Masayuki Kurosaki, Yoshito Itoh, Namiki Izumi, Naoya Kato","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01441-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01441-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to complement the results of the REACH-2 study by prospectively evaluating the safety and efficacy of ramucirumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a real-world setting. This was an open-label, nonrandomized, multicenter, prospective study conducted at 13 institutions in Japan (jRCTs031190236). The study included Child-Pugh Class A patients with advanced HCC who had received pretreatment with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atez/Bev) or lenvatinib. Ramucirumab was introduced as a second-line treatment after Atez/Bev or lenvatinib and as a third-line treatment after Atez/Bev and lenvatinib. Between May 2020 and July 2022, we enrolled 19 patients, including 17 who received ramucirumab. Additionally, seven patients received lenvatinib, another seven patients received Atez/Bev, and three patients received Atez/Bev followed by lenvatinib as prior treatment. The primary endpoint was a 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) rate, which was 14.3%. The median PFS and overall survival were 3.7 and 12.0 months, respectively. The most common grade ≥ 3 adverse events (AEs) were hypertension (23.5%), proteinuria (17.6%), and neutropenia (11.8%). The discontinuation rate due to AEs was 29.4%. Six patients progressed from Child-Pugh A to B after treatment with ramucirumab. Thirteen patients were eligible for post-ramucirumab treatment, including systemic therapy. Despite the limited number of patients, the efficacy of ramucirumab was comparable to that observed in the REACH-2 study when used after lenvatinib and Atez/Bev. However, the incidence of AEs was higher than that in the REACH-2 study.</p>","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"394-404"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327193/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141261798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical characteristics, diagnosis and management of nivolumab-induced myocarditis: hypersensitivity myocarditis, or something else.","authors":"Nicholas G Kounis, Virginia Mplani","doi":"10.1007/s10637-024-01459-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10637-024-01459-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14513,"journal":{"name":"Investigational New Drugs","volume":" ","pages":"478-479"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141626760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}