Safety and efficacy of combination of temozolomide and pazopanib in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET).

Authors

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Halla Sayed Nimeiri

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Halla Sayed Nimeiri , Sachin Gopalkrishn Pai , E. Gabriela Chiorean , Alfred Rademaker , Sheetal Mehta Kircher , Mary Frances Mulcahy , Steven J. Cohen , Crystal Shereen Denlinger , Vaibhav Sahai , Mark Zalupski , Jordan Berlin , Al Bowen Benson III

Organizations

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Research Funding

Other

Background: Pazopanib (Pazo) is an angiogenesis tyrosine kinase inhibitor(TKI) targeting VEGFR-1, -2, and -3; PDGFR-α, -β; and c-Kit. Pazo has shown activity in a single arm phase II study in PNET with ORR 17%, 6mo PFS rate 80%. Temozolomide (tem) is an oral alkylating agent, which has shown promising activity (ORR70%) in combination with capecitabine in small retrospective PNET trial. In the preclinical setting, the combination of tem and VEGF TKI acts synergistically altering tumor micro environment enhancing tem activity, hence the rationale for our trial. This phase I study evaluates safety, and clinical benefit of tem+pazo in advanced PNET pts. Methods: Eligible pts have advanced well differentiated PNET, 0-4 prior therapy, prior tem was allowed, ECOG PS 0, 1, 2. Pts were enrolled into 3 sequential cohorts of tem(1) 150, (-1) 100, (-2) 75 mg/m2 PO QD(D1-7,15-21) + Pazo 400mg PO QD every 28 days. Endpoints included incidence DLT, MTD, adverse events (AE), PK of tem + its metabolite, and ORR. Results: As of 1/2016, 18 pts enrolled (cohort1=7; cohort-1=5, cohort-2=6). 7 females. Median (range) age=52 (21-71); 11(61%), 6(33%), 1(5%) had ECOG scores 0, 1 and 2. All received ≥1 28D cycle, median (range) number cycles=6 (1-41), median (range) time on treatment = 24 (4-164) weeks. There were 3 DLT: 2 (dose level 1) = grade 4 thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia, 1 (dose level-1) = grade 3 liver toxicity. MTD was tem 75/m2 QD (D1-7,15-21) + pazo 400 QD. 7 (39%) pts had grade 3-4 AE, most common being neutropenia (15%), thrombocytopenia (11%), liver toxicity (11%), and diarrhea (9%). Best ORR by RECIST:7 (39%) PR, 8 (44%) SD, 2 (11%) PD. Median PFS = 9.7 mo, 1 year OS rate = 94%. Conclusions: Pazo+tem combination at MTD dose is well tolerated, and has promising clinical activity in advanced PNET. PK cohort at MTD dose is ongoing. A single arm phase II trial is planned. This study was approved and funded by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program from general research support provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (formerly GlaxoSmithKline, LLC). Clinical trial information: NCT01465659

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2016 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Gastrointestinal (Noncolorectal) Cancer

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Neuroendocrine/Carcinoid

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT01465659

Citation

J Clin Oncol 34, 2016 (suppl; abstr e15662)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2016.34.15_suppl.e15662

Abstract #

e15662

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