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Clinical Trial
. 2013 Sep;49(14):2972-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.05.020. Epub 2013 Jun 27.

A Phase 1 trial of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib (AZD2281) in combination with the anti-angiogenic cediranib (AZD2171) in recurrent epithelial ovarian or triple-negative breast cancer

Joyce F Liu  1 , Sara M Tolaney, Michael Birrer, Gini F Fleming, Mary K Buss, Suzanne E Dahlberg, Hang Lee, Christin Whalen, Karin Tyburski, Eric Winer, Percy Ivy, Ursula A Matulonis
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A Phase 1 trial of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib (AZD2281) in combination with the anti-angiogenic cediranib (AZD2171) in recurrent epithelial ovarian or triple-negative breast cancer

Joyce F Liu et al. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-inhibitors and anti-angiogenics have activity in recurrent ovarian and breast cancer; however, the effect of combined therapy against PARP and angiogenesis in this population has not been reported. We investigated the toxicities and recommended phase 2 dosing (RP2D) of the combination of cediranib, a multitargeted inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-1/2/3 and olaparib, a PARP-inhibitor (NCT01116648).

Methods: Cediranib tablets once daily and olaparib capsules twice daily were administered orally in a standard 3+3 dose escalation design. Patients with recurrent ovarian or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer were eligible. Patients had measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 or met Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) CA125 criteria. No prior PARP-inhibitors or anti-angiogenics in the recurrent setting were allowed.

Results: 28 patients (20 ovarian, 8 breast) enrolled to 4 dose levels. 2 dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) (1 grade 4 neutropenia ≥ 4 days; 1 grade 4 thrombocytopenia) occurred at the highest dose level (cediranib 30 mg daily; olaparib 400 mg twice daily [BID]). The RP2D was cediranib 30 mg daily and olaparib 200 mg BID. Grade 3 or higher toxicities occurred in 75% of patients, and included grade 3 hypertension (25%) and grade 3 fatigue (18%). One grade 3 bowel obstruction occurred. The overall response rate (ORR) in the 18 RECIST-evaluable ovarian cancer patients was 44%, with a clinical benefit rate (ORR plus stable disease (SD) > 24 weeks) of 61%. None of the seven evaluable breast cancer patients achieved clinical response; two patients had stable disease for > 24 weeks.

Interpretation: The combination of cediranib and olaparib has haematologic DLTs and anticipated class toxicities, with promising evidence of activity in ovarian cancer patients.

Keywords: Anti-angiogenic; Breast; Cediranib; Olaparib; Ovarian; PARP-inhibitor; Phase 1.

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The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. Waterfall plots of best response in patients with RECIST-evaluable disease
Figure 1 represents the best responses observed in the 25 patients on the trial who had RECIST-evaluable disease. Breast patients are represented in yellow and ovarian patients in blue. The diamond pattern denotes patients with a known germline BRCA-mutation. Asterisks represent ovarian cancer patients with platinum-resistant disease.
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