LDE-paclitaxel in second or later lines in advanced pancreatic cancer: A phase I trial.

Authors

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Bruna Bighetti

Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Bruna Bighetti , Raul Cavalcante Maranhão , Nora Manoukian Forones

Organizations

Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Heart Institute (INCOR-HCFMUSP) of the Medical School and Pharmacy School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: Nanoparticles have been studied in association with chemotherapy, with objective of increasing the concentration of the drug in neoplastic cells and, thus, increasing its antitumor action. Nab-paclitaxel is a well-known nanotechnology association between paclitaxel and albumin and can be used in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. LDE-Paclitaxel is a combination of paclitaxel and a synthetic molecule of low-density lipoprotein (LDE). It was previously evaluated in patients with gynaecological malignancies undergoing third-line treatment and showed higher rates of disease control than conventional regimens described in the literature. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of LDE-paclitaxel in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer (stage III and IV) in second or third line of therapy. Methods: This was a prospective phase I/II, single-arm study, in which we delivered LDE-Paclitaxel at a weekly dose of 85mg/m² to patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma in second or third-line. The patients must had been through treatment of at least one standard chemotherapy scheme. Results: From October 2020 to November 2021, nine patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma were enrolled in this prospective, single-arm, phase 1/2 study in which we offered LDE-Paclitaxel at a dose of 85mg/m² intravenously, after progression to gemcitabine. During this period, patients underwent a maximum of 5 cycles, with no need to reduce the medication dose in any of the cycles, for any of the patients. LDE-paclitaxel presented mostly grade 1 and 2 toxicities, mainly anaemia and neuropathy; Grade 3 toxicity was presented by only 1 patient, which was acute kidney injury. Median overall patient survival was 20.14 months, and patient survival after enrolment in the study and initiation of LDE-paclitaxel use was close to 5 months, with no decline in the assessed quality of life indices. Conclusions: LDE-paclitaxel appears to be more tolerable, viable and less toxic than other standard chemotherapy in this setting. Our results suggest that LDE-paclitaxel could be a therapeutic possibility for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. For a better evaluation, further studies would be necessary, to obtain more data on the use of this medication in clinical practice and for a better understanding of other important outcomes. Clinical trial information: 4237198.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Sub Track

Pancreatic Cancer - Advanced/Metastatic Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

4237198

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr e16298)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e16298

Abstract #

e16298

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