Phase I study to determine the safety, tolerability and immunostimulatory activity of thalidomide analogue CC-5013 in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma and other advanced cancers.

Abstract

We assessed the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the immunomodulatory drug, CC-5013 (REVIMID trade mark ), in the treatment of patients with metastatic malignant melanoma and other advanced cancers. A total of 20 heavily pretreated patients received a dose-escalating regimen of oral CC-5013. Maximal tolerated dose, toxicity and clinical responses were evaluated and analysis of peripheral T-cell surface markers and serum for cytokines and proangiogenic factors were performed. CC-5013 was well tolerated. In all, 87% of adverse effects were classified as grade 1 or grade 2 according to Common Toxicity Criteria and there were no serious adverse events attributable to CC-5013 treatment. Six patients failed to complete the study, three because of disease progression, two withdrew consent and one was entered inappropriately and withdrawn from the study. The remaining 14 patients completed treatment without dose reduction, with one patient achieving partial remission. Evidence of T-cell activation was indicated by significantly increased serum levels of sIL-2 receptor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interleukin-12 (IL-12), tumour necrosis factor-alpha and IL-8 in nine patients from whom serum was available. However, levels of proangiogenic factors vascular endothelial growth factor and basic foetal growth factor were not consistently affected. This study demonstrates the safety, tolerability and suggests the clinical activity of CC-5013 in the treatment of refractory malignant melanoma. Furthermore, this is the first report demonstrating T-cell stimulatory activity of this class of compound in patients with advanced cancer.

• Authors: J B Bartlett, A Michael, I A Clarke, K Dredge, S Nicholson, H Kristeleit, A Polychronis, H Pandha, G W Muller, D I Stirling, J Zeldis, A G Dalgleish
• Journal: British journal of cancer (Br J Cancer) Vol. 90 Issue 5 Pg. 955-61 (Mar 08 2004) ISSN: 0007-0920 [Print] England
• PMID: 14997189 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase I, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Angiogenesis Inhibitors
• Cytokines
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
• Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
• Thalidomide
• Lenalidomide

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Angiogenesis Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Cytokines (blood)
• Female
• Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (metabolism)
• Humans
• Immunization
• Lenalidomide
• Male
• Maximum Tolerated Dose
• Melanoma (drug therapy, secondary)
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
• Safety
• Skin Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
• T-Lymphocytes (metabolism)
• Thalidomide (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (metabolism)