Interrogating Two Schedules of the AKT Inhibitor MK-2206 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors Incorporating Novel Pharmacodynamic and Functional Imaging Biomarkers

Yap, Timothy A., Yan, Li, Patnaik, Amita, Tunariu, Nina, Biondo, Andrea, Fearen, Ivy, Papadopoulos, Kyriakos P., Olmos, David, Baird, Richard, Delgado, Liliana, and others. (2014) Interrogating Two Schedules of the AKT Inhibitor MK-2206 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors Incorporating Novel Pharmacodynamic and Functional Imaging Biomarkers. Clinical Cancer Research, 20 (22). pp. 5672-5685. ISSN 1078-0432. E-ISSN 1557-3265. (doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0868) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:54928)

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Abstract

Purpose: Multiple cancers harbor genetic aberrations that impact AKT signaling. MK-2206 is a potent pan-AKT inhibitor with a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) previously established at 60 mg on alternate days (QOD). Due to a long half-life (60–80 hours), a weekly (QW) MK-2206 schedule was pursued to compare intermittent QW and continuous QOD dosing.

Experimental Design: Patients with advanced cancers were enrolled in a QW dose-escalation phase I study to investigate the safety and pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic profiles of tumor and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). The QOD MTD of MK-2206 was also assessed in patients with ovarian and castration-resistant prostate cancers and patients with advanced cancers undergoing multiparametric functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, including dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and intrinsic susceptibility-weighted MRI.

Results: A total of 71 patients were enrolled; 38 patients had 60 mg MK-2206 QOD, whereas 33 received MK-2206 at 90, 135, 150, 200, 250, and 300 mg QW. The QW MK-2206 MTD was established at 200 mg following dose-limiting rash at 250 and 300 mg. QW dosing appeared to be similarly tolerated to QOD, with toxicities including rash, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue, and hyperglycemia. Significant AKT pathway blockade was observed with both continuous QOD and intermittent QW dosing of MK-2206 in serially obtained tumor and PRP specimens. The functional imaging studies demonstrated that complex multiparametric MRI protocols may be effectively implemented in a phase I trial.

Conclusions: Treatment with MK-2206 safely results in significant AKT pathway blockade in QOD and QW schedules. The intermittent dose of 200 mg QW is currently used in phase II MK-2206 monotherapy and combination studies (NCT00670488). Clin Cancer Res; 20(22); 5672–85. ©2014 AACR.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0868
Subjects:	Q Science
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User:	Michelle Garrett
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2016 09:29 UTC
Last Modified:	17 Aug 2022 11:00 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54928 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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