The recommended phase II dose is 0.126 mg/m2/h given as a continuous 96-h infusion every 28 days. The dose limiting toxicity of FK866 is thrombocytopenia. Pharmacokinetic data suggest an increase in the plasma Css in relation to the escalation of FK866.
5025 Background: This trial investigated the efficacy and safety of sorafenib (SOR) vs interferon (IFN) in treatment-naïve patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Methods: Previously untreated patients with advanced RCC were randomized to continuous oral SOR 400 mg bid or IFN 9 million units tiw (part 1), with an option of dose escalation to SOR 600 mg bid or crossover from IFN to SOR 400 mg bid upon disease progression (part 2). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). Results: Baseline characteristics (ITT, n=189) were similar in SOR (n=97) and IFN (n=92) groups. In the IFN arm, 90/92 patients received treatment; 56 had disease progression, of which 50 crossed to SOR. All 97 patients in the SOR arm received SOR 400 mg bid; 65 had disease progression, of which 44 were dose escalated to 600 mg bid. In part 1, 5% vs 9% patients had complete/partial response, disease control rate (complete/partial response + stable disease) was 79% vs 64%, and median PFS was 5.7 months (CI: 5.0–7.4 months) vs 5.6 months (CI: 3.7–7.4 months) for SOR vs IFN, respectively. Progression-free rates for SOR vs IFN were 90.0% vs 70.4%, 45.9% vs 46.5%, and 11.5% vs 30.4% at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively. A total of 11% vs 15% of patients receiving SOR or IFN, respectively, discontinued due to adverse events. Overall, the incidence of adverse events was similar between both treatment arms, although skin toxicity (rash and hand-foot skin reaction) and diarrhea occurred more frequently in the SOR group, and flu-like syndrome occurred more frequently in the IFN group. In part 2, median PFS was 5.3 months (CI: 3.6–6.1 months) in patients (n=50) who crossed from IFN to SOR. The median PFS for patients (n=44) with dose escalation to 600 mg bid was 3.6 months (CI: 1.9–5.3 months). The 600 mg bid dose was well tolerated. Conclusions: Although the primary endpoint (PFS) was not reached, SOR showed activity in first-line treatment of RCC based on disease control rate. PFS benefit was observed in patients who crossed to SOR 400 mg bid after progression on IFN. Patients who were dose escalated to 600 mg bid after progression had disease stabilization for a further 3.6 months. Further analyses of possible benefit from SOR dose escalation are required in a larger number of patients. [Table: see text]
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