A pediatric brain tumor consortium phase II trial of capecitabine rapidly disintegrating tablets with concomitant radiation therapy in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

作者：Kilburn Lindsay B.^*; Kocak Mehmet; Baxter Patricia; Poussaint Tina Young; Paulino Arnold C.; McIntyre Christine; Lemenuel-Diot Annabelle; Lopez-Diaz Christine; Kun Larry; Chintagumpala Murali; Su Jack M.; Broniscer Alberto; Baker Justin N.; Hwang Eugene I.; Fouladi Maryam; Boyett James M.; Blaney Susan M.

来源：Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2018, 65(2): e26832.

DOI：10.1002/pbc.26832

• capecitabine
• child
• clinical trial
• diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)
• malignant glioma
• radiation

BackgroundWe conducted a phase II study of oral capecitabine rapidly disintegrating tablets given concurrently with radiation therapy (RT) to assess progression-free survival (PFS) in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG).
Patients and methodsChildren 3-17 years with newly diagnosed DIPG were eligible. Capecitabine, 650mg/m(2)/dose BID (maximum tolerated dose [MTD] in children with concurrent radiation), was administered for 9weeks starting the first day of RT. Following a 2-week break, three courses of capecitabine, 1,250mg/m(2)/dose BID for 14 days followed by a 7-day rest, were administered. As prospectively designed, 10 evaluable patients treated at the MTD on the phase I trial were included in the phase II analyses. The design was based on comparison of the PFS distribution to a contemporary historical control (n=140) with 90% power to detect a 15% absolute improvement in the 1-year PFS with a type-1 error rate, =0.10.
ResultsForty-four patients were evaluable for the phase II objectives. Capecitabine and RT was well tolerated with low-grade palmar plantar erythrodyesthesia, increased alanine aminotransferase, cytopenias, and vomiting the most commonly reported toxicities. Findings were significant for earlier progression with 1-year PFS of 7.21% (SE=3.47%) in the capecitabine-treated cohort versus 15.59% (SE=3.05%) in the historical control (P=0.007), but there was no difference for overall survival (OS) distributions (P=0.30). Tumor enhancement at diagnosis was associated with shorter PFS and OS. Capecitabine was rapidly absorbed and converted to its metabolites.
ConclusionCapecitabine did not improve the outcome for children with newly diagnosed DIPG.

• 出版日期2018-2