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ArticleBiomarker research2014

Multicenter phase II clinical trial of nilotinib for patients with imatinib-resistant or -intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia from the East Japan CML study group evaluation of molecular response and the efficacy and safety of nilotinib.

Naoto Takahashi, Masatomo Miura, Jun Kuroki, Kinuko Mitani, Atsushi Kitabayashi, Osamu Sasaki, Hideo Kimura, Kiyotoshi Imai, Norifumi Tsukamoto, Hideyoshi Noji and 20 more

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30 authors at 20 institutions in 1 country.

Naoto TakahashiDepartment of Hematology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, 010-8543 Akita, Japan. naotot@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp.
Masatomo Miura
Jun Kuroki
Kinuko Mitani
Atsushi Kitabayashi
Osamu Sasaki
Hideo Kimura
Kiyotoshi Imai
Norifumi Tsukamoto
Hideyoshi Noji
Takeshi Kondo
Mutsuhito Motegi
Yuichi Kato
Masayuki Mita
Hajime Saito
Chikashi Yoshida
Yoshihiro Torimoto
Tomofumi Kimura
Yuji Wano
Jun Nomura
Satoshi Yamamoto
Ko Mayama
Riko Honma
Tomohiro Sugawara
Shinji Sato
Atsushi Shinagawa
Maiko Abumiya
Takenori Niioka
Hideo Harigae
Kenichi Sawada
Akita University Hospital · JPAkita University · JPNational Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center · JPAkita Red Cross Hospital · JPAsahikawa Medical College Hospital · JPDokkyo Medical University · JPFukushima Medical University · JPGunma University Hospital · JPHirosaki University · JPHitachi General Hospital · JPHokkaido University Hospital · JPIjinkai Takeda General Hospital · JPIwate Prefectural Central Hospital · JPMiyagi Prefectural Hospital Organization · JPOsaki Citizen Hospital · JPSapporo City General Hospital · JPSapporo Hokuyu Hospital · JPTohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Wakabayashi Hospital · JPTohoku University · JPYamagata Prefectural Central Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNilotinib is a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor that exhibits significant efficacy as first- or second-line treatment in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). We conducted a multicenter Phase II Clinical Trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nilotinib among Japanese patients with imatinib-resistant or -intolerant CML-chronic phase (CP) or accelerated phase (AP).

resultsWe analyzed 49 patients (33 imatinib-resistant and 16 imatinib-intolerant) treated with nilotinib 400 mg twice daily. The major molecular response (MMR) rate was 47.8% at 12 months among 35 patients who did not demonstrate an MMR at study entry. Somatic BCR-ABL1 mutations (Y253H, I418V, and exon 8/9 35-bp insertion [35INS]) were detected in 3 patients at 12 months or upon discontinuation of nilotinib. Although 75.5% of patients were still being treated at 12 months, nilotinib treatment was discontinued because of progressing disease in 1 patient, insufficient effect in 2, and adverse events in 9. There was no statistically significant correlation between MMR and trough concentrations of nilotinib. Similarly, no correlation was observed between trough concentrations and adverse events, except for pruritus and hypokalemia. Hyperbilirubinemia was frequently observed (all grades, 51.0%; grades 2-4, 29%; grades 3-4, 4.1%). Hyperbilirubinemia higher than grade 2 was significantly associated with the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)1A9 I399C/C genotype (P = 0.0086; Odds Ratio, 21.2; 95% Confidence Interval 2.2-208.0).

conclusionsNilotinib was efficacious and well tolerated by patients with imatinib-resistant or -intolerant CML-CP/AP. Hyperbilirubinemia may be predicted before nilotinib treatment, and may be controlled by reducing the daily dose of nilotinib in patients with UGT1A9 polymorphisms.

trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov: UMIN000002201.

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