Abstract 5495: Lurbinectedin (PM01183) in vivo synergizes the antitumor activity of taxanes.

2013 
Background: Lurbinectedin (PM01183), a new synthetic tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid, is a minor groove specific DNA binder that interacts directly with specific factors involved in DNA repair and transcription pathways. In living cells, PM01183-DNA adducts stall replication and transcription giving rise to double strand breaks, inducing accumulation of cells in the S-phase of the cell cycle and triggering apoptosis. In both the ongoing phase II trials (pancreas and platinum-resistant ovarian cancer) the first stage was concluded with positive results in clinical activity, ensuring the continuity of the trials. Also, phase I trials in combination with doxorubicin and gemcitabine as well as in advanced acute leukemia are ongoing. In vivo studies aimed at defining the synergism of PM01183 combined with taxanes (taxol and docetaxel) are presented here. Material and Methods: Athymic mice were implanted with HGC-27 (gastric), A2780 (ovarian), H460 (NSCLC), 22RV1 (prostate) or MDA-MB-231 (breast) cancer cells. Mice bearing tumors (ca. 150 mm 3 ) were allocated (N=6-8/group) to experimental groups, namely: placebo; PM01183 at MTD (0.180 mg/kg [0.54 mg/m 2 ]), 0.75MTD, 0.5MTD and 0.25MTD; taxol (H460, A2780 or HGC-27) or docetaxel (22RV1 or MDA-MB-231) at their MTD, 0.75MTD, 0.5MTD and 0.25MTD; and, PM01183 combined either with taxol or docetaxel at (1+1), (0.75+0.75), (0.50+0.50) and (0.25+0.25) MTDs. All treatments were given intravenously once per week during the placebo-treated survival time. The combination index (CI) was determined by the CI-isobol method. When needed, statistical differences for the antitumor effect recorded between groups were determined using two-tailed Mann-Whitney U test. Results: In all the experiments, the combination of PM01183 and taxol or docetaxel resulted in more antitumor effect (P Citation Format: Maria Jose Guillen, Oscar Cataluna, Mandy Palomares, Raquel Lopez, Praxedes Nunez, Carmen Cuevas, Pablo Aviles. Lurbinectedin (PM01183) in vivo synergizes the antitumor activity of taxanes. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 5495. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-5495
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