Phase II multicenter open-label study of karenitecin in previously treated epithelial ovarian and primary peritoneal cancer: a Gynecologic Oncology Group Study.

Abstract

The topoisomerase I agents are established as a therapy in recurrent ovarian cancer. Karenitecin, an analog of topotecan with solubility and pharmacologic advantages, was tested in a phase II trial in previously treated patients with recurrent or persistent ovarian cancer. The drug was administered intravenously over 1 h at a dose of 1.0 mg/m(2) daily for 5 days every 21 days. Patients were treated until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or voluntary withdrawal. Response was evaluated according to modified RECIST criteria. Twenty-seven patients were entered into the study. One patient was inevaluable for not receiving any treatment. Of the 26 evaluable patients, there were two partial responses and one complete response for a total response rate of 12%. This response rate was insufficient to justify accrual to the second stage. The most common grade 3 or 4 toxicities were neutropenia (19%) and gastrointestinal (15%). Karenitecin is a well-tolerated topoisomerase compound but has minimal activity in extensively pretreated ovarian cancer with the dose-schedule employed.

• Authors: J J Kavanagh, M W Sill, P T Ramirez, D Warshal, M L Pearl, M A Morgan
• Journal: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (Int J Gynecol Cancer) 2008 May-Jun Vol. 18 Issue 3 Pg. 460-4 ISSN: 1525-1438 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 17854432 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• cositecan
• Camptothecin

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Camptothecin (administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives)
• Disease-Free Survival
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Infusions, Intravenous
• Maximum Tolerated Dose
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Invasiveness (pathology)
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (drug therapy, mortality, pathology)
• Neoplasm Staging
• Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial (drug therapy, mortality, pathology)
• Ovarian Neoplasms (drug therapy, mortality, pathology)
• Peritoneal Neoplasms (drug therapy, mortality, pathology)
• Probability
• Single-Blind Method
• Survival Analysis
• Treatment Outcome