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Trial reportInvestigational new drugs2014

Vorinostat and bortezomib as third-line therapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a Wisconsin Oncology Network Phase II study.

Tien Hoang, Toby C Campbell, Chong Zhang, Kyungmann Kim, Jill M Kolesar, Kurt R Oettel, Jules H Blank, Emily G Robinson, Harish G Ahuja, Ron J Kirschling and 6 more

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Trial report in Investigational new drugs, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Tien HoangUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA, txh@medicine.wisc.edu.
Toby C Campbell
Chong Zhang
Kyungmann Kim
Jill M Kolesar
Kurt R Oettel
Jules H Blank
Emily G Robinson
Harish G Ahuja
Ron J Kirschling
Peter H Johnson
Michael S Huie
Mary E Wims
Martha M Larson
Hilary R Hernan
Anne M Traynor
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center · USRegional Cancer Center · USCenter for Cancer and Blood Disorders · USProHealth Care · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

UW COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SUPPORTP30CA014520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI AMY TRENTHAM-DIETZ · 1985 to 2026
$142.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014520NCI NIH HHS P30CA014520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe primary objective of this phase II trial was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of vorinostat and bortezomib as third-line therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

methodsEligibility criteria included recurrent/metastatic NSCLC, having received 2 prior systemic regimens, and performance status 0-2. Patients took vorinostat 400 mg PO daily days 1-14 and bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 IV day 1, 4, 8 and 11 in a 21-day cycle. Primary endpoint was 3-month progression free survival (3m-PFS), with a goal of at least 40 % of patients being free of progression at that time point. This study followed a two-stage minimax design.

resultsEighteen patients were enrolled in the first stage. All patients had two prior lines of treatment. Patients received a median of two treatment cycles (range: 1-6) on study. There were no anti-tumor responses; stable disease was observed in 5 patients (27.8 %). Median PFS was 1.5 months, 3m-PFS rate 11.1 %, and median overall survival 4.7 months. The most common grade 3/4 toxicities were thrombocytopenia and fatigue. Two patients who had baseline taxane-related grade 1 peripheral neuropathy developed grade 3 neuropathy. The study was closed at its first interim analysis for lack of efficacy.

conclusionsBortezomib and vorinostat displayed minimal anti-tumor activity as third-line therapy in NSCLC. We do not recommend this regimen for further investigation in unselected patients.

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AgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBoronic AcidsBortezomibCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansHydroxamic AcidsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPyrazinesTreatment OutcomeVorinostatBoronic AcidsBortezomibHydroxamic AcidsPyrazinesVorinostat

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PMID23728919
PMCPMC4310688
OpenAlexW2054589182

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