Abstract | BACKGROUND: In a randomized, double-blind phase II trial in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), axitinib versus placebo titration yielded a significantly higher objective response rate. We evaluated pharmacokinetic and blood pressure (BP) data from this study to elucidate relationships among axitinib exposure, BP change, and efficacy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients received axitinib 5 mg twice daily during a lead-in period. Patients who met dose-titration criteria were randomized 1:1 to stepwise dose increases with axitinib or placebo. Patients ineligible for randomization continued without dose increases. Serial 6-h and sparse pharmacokinetic sampling were carried out; BP was measured at clinic visits and at home in all patients, and by 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) in a subset of patients. RESULTS: Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 24 h throughout the course of treatment (AUCstudy) was higher in patients with complete or partial responses than those with stable or progressive disease in the axitinib-titration arm, but comparable between these groups in the placebo-titration and nonrandomized arms. In the overall population, AUCstudy and efficacy outcomes were not strongly correlated. Mean BP across the population was similar when measured in clinic, at home, or by 24-h ABPM. Weak correlations were observed between axitinib steady-state exposure and diastolic BP. When grouped by change in diastolic BP from baseline, patients in the ≥10 and ≥15 mmHg groups had longer progression-free survival. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | B I Rini, B Melichar, M N Fishman, M Oya, Y K Pithavala, Y Chen, A H Bair, V Grünwald |
Journal | Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
(Ann Oncol)
Vol. 26
Issue 7
Pg. 1372-7
(Jul 2015)
ISSN: 1569-8041 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25701454
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: [email protected]. |
Chemical References |
- Imidazoles
- Indazoles
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- Axitinib
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Topics |
- Axitinib
- Blood Pressure
(drug effects)
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
(drug therapy, mortality, secondary)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Imidazoles
(pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
- Indazoles
(pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
- Kidney Neoplasms
(drug therapy, mortality, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Prognosis
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
(pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
- Survival Rate
- Tissue Distribution
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