Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2124947 | European Journal of Cancer | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In this analysis of the safety and efficacy of BAY 43-9006 (sorafenib) - a novel, oral multi-kinase inhibitor with effects on tumour and its vasculature - pooled data were obtained from four phase I dose-escalation trials. Time to progression (TTP) was compared in patients with/without ⩾grade 2 skin toxicity/diarrhoea. Grade 3 hand-foot skin reactions (HFS; 8%) and diarrhoea (6%) were common. At the recommended 400 mg bid dose for phase II/III trials (RDP), 15% of patients experienced grade 2/3 HFS, and 24% experienced grade 2/3 diarrhoea. Sorafenib induced stable disease for ⩾6 months in 12% of patients (6% stabilized for ⩾1 year). Patients receiving sorafenib doses at or close to the RDP, who experienced skin toxicity/diarrhoea, had a significantly increased TTP compared with patients without such toxicity (P < 0.05). Sorafenib was well tolerated at the RDP, and induced sustained disease stabilization, particularly in patients with skin toxicity/diarrhoea.
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Authors
D. Strumberg, A. Awada, H. Hirte, J.W. Clark, S. Seeber, P. Piccart, E. Hofstra, D. Voliotis, O. Christensen, A. Brueckner, B. Schwartz,