BMS-184476

Gateways to Clinical Trials is a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables has been retrieved from the Clinical Trials Knowledge Area of Prous Science Integrity, the drug discovery and development portal, http://integrity.prous.com. This issue focuses on the following selection of drugs: Abiraterone acetate, Ad5CMV-p53, adefovir dipivoxil, AE-941, ambrisentan, aripiprazole, atomoxetine hydrochloride, atrasentan; BCH-10618, bimatoprost, BMS-184476, BMS-275183, BMS-387032, botulinum toxin type B, BR-1, BR96-Doxorubicin; Capravirine, caspofungin acetate, cinacalcet hydrochloride; Darbepoetin alfa, desloratadine, dextrin sulfate, DJ-927, duloxetine hydrochloride; Elacridar, emtricitabine, eplerenone, ertapenem sodium, escitalopram oxalate, ESP-24217, etoricoxib, exenatide, ezetimibe; Ferumoxtran-10, fondaparinux sodium, fosamprenavir calcium; GS-7904L, GW-5634; HMN-214, human insulin; IC-14, imatinib mesylate, indiplon, insulin glargine, insulinotropin, iseganan hydrochloride; Lanthanum carbonate, L-Arginine hydrochloride, LEA29Y, lenalidomide, LE-SN38, lestaurtinib, L-MDAM, lometrexol, lopinavir, lopinavir/ritonavir; Magnesium sulfate, maraviroc, mepolizumab, metreleptin, milataxel, MNA-715, morphine hydrochloride; Nesiritide, neutrophil-inhibitory factor, NK-911; Olanzapine/fluoxetine hydrochloride, olmesartan medoxomil, omalizumab, ortataxel, oxycodone hydrochloride/ibuprofen; Panitumumab, patupilone, PC-515, PD-MAGE-3 Vaccine, peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, peginterferon alfa-2b/ ribavirin, pemetrexed disodium, pimecrolimus, prasugrel, pregabalin, PRO-2000; Rosuvastatin calcium, RPR-113090; sabarubicin hydrochloride, safinamide mesilate, SB-715992, sitaxsentan sodium, soblidotin, synthadotin; Tadalafil, taltobulin, temsirolimus, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine, testosterone gel, tigecycline, tipranavir, tirapazamine, trabectedin, travoprost; UCN-01; Vardenafil hydrochloride hydrate; XB-947; Yttrium 90 (90Y) ibritumomab tiuxetan.

The aim of the study was to determine the maximum-tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicities for BMS-184476, in combination with carboplatin, in patients with advanced solid tumours and to describe any preliminary antitumour activity associated with this regimen. Patients received combination therapy with BMS-184476 given intravenously over 1 h followed by carboplatin administered over 30 min on day 1 of a 21-day cycle. In all, 28 patients received 146 cycles of BMS-184476 and carboplatin. Patients were enrolled at four dose levels: BMS-184476 (mg m(-2))/carboplatin (mg min ml(-1)): 40/5, 50/5, 50/6 and 60/6. Dose-limiting toxicity at 60/6 was neutropenia. Among 27 evaluable patients, 11 demonstrated stable disease for a median of 8.5 cycles. In 22 patients, the pharmacokinetics of BMS-184476 appeared independent of dose of BMS-184476. The mean+/-s.e.m. values for clearance (Cl), volume of distribution at steady state and apparent terminal half-life of BMS-184476 in the four dose groups during cycle 1 were 192+/-25 ml min m(-2), 377+/-69 l m(-2) and 33.7+/-5.9 h, respectively. An increase in the dose of carboplatin from 5 to 6 mg min ml(-1) may have decreased Cl of BMS-184476. BMS-184476 in combination with carboplatin was well tolerated at a dose of 50/6 and shows evidence of antitumour activity in a pretreated population.