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Phase I trial and correlative laboratory studies of bryostatin 1 (NSC 339555) and high-dose 1-B-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine in patients with refractory acute leukemia.

Abstract
A Phase I trial has been conducted in patients with refractory/relapsed acute leukemia in which escalating doses of the protein kinase C (PKC) activator and down-regulator bryostatin 1 (NSC399555), administered as a 24-h continuous infusion on days 1 and 11, were given immediately before and after a split course of high-dose 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine (HiDAC; 1.5 g/m(2) every 12 h x 4) administered on days 2 and 3, and 9 and 10. The bryostatin 1 maximally tolerated dose (MTD) was identified as 50 microg/m(2), with myalgias representing the major dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). Other DLTs included prolonged neutropenia and thrombocytopenia, and hepatotoxicity. Of the 23 patients who completed their course of therapy and were fully evaluable for response, the large majority of whom had unfavorable prognostic characteristics, 4 complete remissions (CRs) were obtained. An additional 3 patients were treated at a 3 g/m(2) ara-C (1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine) dose level to determine whether this HiDAC dose could be administered in conjunction with bryostatin 1. All 3 of these patients experienced DLT, and this dose was considered above the MTD. However, one of the latter patients, who was heavily pretreated, also achieved a CR that persisted 5+ months without maintenance. Finally, 1 patient post-HiDAC and autologous bone marrow transplantation achieved a 5+ month leukemia-free survival although she did not meet the criteria for a CR because of persistent transfusion requirements. Correlative laboratory studies performed on blasts from 9 patients revealed that in vivo administration of bryostatin 1 resulted in variable effects on total blast PKC activity, including decreases in 4 samples, increases in 2, and no change in 3. Previous in vivo bryostatin 1 exposure also exerted disparate effects on the extent of apoptosis observed in blasts exposed to ara-C ex vivo, although increases were noted in a subset of patient samples. Interestingly, in vivo administration of bryostatin 1 by itself induced lethality in some patient specimens. No clear relationship between the in vivo effects of bryostatin 1 on blast PKC activity and the extent of ara-C-related apoptosis that occurred ex vivo was apparent. Together, these findings demonstrate that bryostatin 1 can be safely administered as a continuous infusion before and after a split course of HiDAC in patients with refractory leukemia, and identify the bryostatin 1 MTD as 50 microg/m(2) when given by this schedule. Furthermore, the achievement of several CRs in the setting of a Phase I trial in which many patients had particularly high-risk features (e.g., short initial remission, previous HiDAC or autologous bone marrow transplantation, and multiple previous salvage regimens) suggests that this regimen has activity in acute leukemia and warrants additional investigation.
AuthorsLouise H Cragg, Michael Andreeff, Eric Feldman, John Roberts, Anthony Murgo, Mary Winning, Mary Beth Tombes, Gail Roboz, Lora Kramer, Steven Grant
JournalClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (Clin Cancer Res) Vol. 8 Issue 7 Pg. 2123-33 (Jul 2002) ISSN: 1078-0432 [Print] United States
PMID12114412 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase I, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Bryostatins
  • Lactones
  • Macrolides
  • Cytarabine
  • bryostatin 1
  • Protein Kinase C
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Bryostatins
  • Cytarabine (administration & dosage)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Lactones (administration & dosage)
  • Leukemia, Myeloid (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
  • Macrolides
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
  • Protein Kinase C (metabolism)
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured (drug effects, metabolism)

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