Arsenic trioxide in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: a phase II multicenter study.
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Vey, NorbertBosly, Andre
Guerci, Agnes
Feremans, Walter
Dombret, Herve
Dreyfus, Francois
Bowen, David
Burnett, Alan K
Dennis, Michael
Ribrag, Vincent
Casadevall, Nicole
Legros, Laurence
Fenaux, Pierre
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France. veyn@marseille.fnclcc.frIssue Date
2006-06-01
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PURPOSE: Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of arsenic trioxide in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). PATIENTS AND METHODS: MDS patients diagnosed according to standard French-American-British criteria received a loading dose of 0.3 mg/kg per day of arsenic trioxide for 5 days followed by a maintenance dose of 0.25 mg/kg arsenic trioxide twice weekly for 15 weeks. Patients were divided into two cohorts: lower-risk MDS (International Prognostic Scoring System risk category low or intermediate 1) and higher-risk MDS (International Prognostic Scoring System risk category intermediate 2 or high). Modified International Working Group criteria were used for response evaluation. RESULTS: Of 115 patients enrolled and treated in the study, 67% of patients were transfusion dependent at baseline; median age was 68 years. Most treatment-related adverse events were mild to moderate. The overall rate of hematologic improvement (intent-to-treat) was 24 (19%) of 115, including one complete and one partial response in the higher-risk cohort. The hematologic response rates were 13 (26%) of 50 and 11 (17%) of 64 in patients with lower-risk and higher-risk MDS, respectively. Major responses were observed in all three hematologic lineages; 16% of RBC transfusion-dependent patients and 29% of platelet transfusion-dependent patients became transfusion independent. At data cut off, the median response duration was 3.4 months, with responses ongoing in nine patients. CONCLUSION: Arsenic trioxide treatment consisting of an initial loading dose followed by maintenance therapy has moderate activity in MDS, inducing hematologic responses in both lower- and higher-risk patients. This activity combined with a manageable adverse effect profile warrants the additional study of arsenic trioxide, particularly in combination therapy, for the treatment of patients with MDS.Citation
Arsenic trioxide in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: a phase II multicenter study. 2006, 24 (16):2465-71 J. Clin. Oncol.Journal
Journal of Clinical OncologyDOI
10.1200/JCO.2005.03.9503PubMed ID
16651646Type
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1527-7755ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1200/JCO.2005.03.9503
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