Abstract
A phase I trial consisting of panobinostat (a HDAC inhibitor), carboplatin and etoposide was condacted in patients with lung cancer. Patients and Methods: Patients received carboplatin AUC5 on day 1 and etoposide 100 mg/m2 on days 1, 2 and 3, every 21 days. Concurrent oral panobinostat was given 3 times weekly on a 2-weeks-on and 1-week-off schedule during the 4-6 cycles of chemotherapy and then continued as maintenance therapy. Results: Six evaluable patients were treated at the first dose level of panobinostat (10 mg). Dose-limiting toxicity occurred in two patients (33%) during the first cycle. One patient developed grade 4 thrombocytopenia and another grade 4 febrile neutropenia. Therefore, the study was suspended based on the pre-specified study design. No recommended phase II starting dose was established. Conclusion: The addition of panobinostat to carboplatin and etoposide was not tolerable at the lowest dose level tested in this trial. Further research and development into this combination is not recommended.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4475-4482 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Anticancer Research |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Carboplatin
- Etoposide
- Lung cancer
- Panobinostat
