PMID- 21285985 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110419 LR - 20211020 IS - 1532-1827 (Electronic) IS - 0007-0920 (Print) IS - 0007-0920 (Linking) VI - 104 IP - 5 DP - 2011 Mar 1 TI - Phase I clinical, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of SB939, an oral histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumours. PG - 756-62 LID - 10.1038/bjc.2011.13 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: SB939 is an orally available, competitive histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor selective for class I, II and IV histone deacetylases. Preclinical evaluation of SB939 revealed a profile suggesting improved efficacy compared to other HDAC inhibitors. This phase I study was carried out to determine the safety, dose-limiting toxicity, recommended phase II dose (RPTD), as well as pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) profiles of SB939 in a daily x 5 schedule in advanced solid tumours. METHODS: Sequential dose-escalating cohorts of patients were enrolled into 8 dose levels. At dose level 1, SB939 was taken on days 1-3 and 15-17 every 4 weeks, then on days 1-5 and 15-19 for other dose levels. Detailed PK sampling was performed in cycle 1, days 1 and 5. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected on cycle 1 at various time points for determination of acetylated histone H3 (AcH3) levels. RESULTS: In total, 38 patients received a total of 96 cycles of treatment. The maximal administered dose was 90 mg and the RPTD was 60 mg given 5 consecutive days every 2 weeks. The most frequent non-hematologic adverse events (AEs) of at least possible attribution to SB939 were fatigue, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and diarrhoea. Pharmacokinetic analysis showed dose-proportional increases in AUC across the doses evaluated. Elimination half-life was 5.6-8.9 h. There was no clear relationship between AcH3 changes and dose level or anti-tumour response. CONCLUSIONS: SB939 is well tolerated in patients with advanced solid tumours. The RPTD of this drug is 60 mg on a schedule of 5 consecutive days every 2 weeks. The toxicities of SB939 are consistent with other HDAC inhibitors. FAU - Razak, A R A AU - Razak AR AD - Drug Development Program, Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Suite 5-718 (5th Floor), 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9 Canada. FAU - Hotte, S J AU - Hotte SJ FAU - Siu, L L AU - Siu LL FAU - Chen, E X AU - Chen EX FAU - Hirte, H W AU - Hirte HW FAU - Powers, J AU - Powers J FAU - Walsh, W AU - Walsh W FAU - Stayner, L-A AU - Stayner LA FAU - Laughlin, A AU - Laughlin A FAU - Novotny-Diermayr, V AU - Novotny-Diermayr V FAU - Zhu, J AU - Zhu J FAU - Eisenhauer, E A AU - Eisenhauer EA LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial, Phase I PT - Journal Article DEP - 20110201 PL - England TA - Br J Cancer JT - British journal of cancer JID - 0370635 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Benzimidazoles) RN - 0 (Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (SB939 compound) SB - IM MH - Administration, Oral MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use MH - Benzimidazoles/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use MH - Drug Administration Schedule MH - Fatigue/chemically induced MH - Female MH - Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/*administration & dosage/adverse effects/*pharmacokinetics MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Nausea/chemically induced MH - Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Vomiting/chemically induced PMC - PMC3048208 EDAT- 2011/02/03 06:00 MHDA- 2011/04/20 06:00 PMCR- 2012/03/01 CRDT- 2011/02/03 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/02/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - bjc201113 [pii] AID - 10.1038/bjc.2011.13 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br J Cancer. 2011 Mar 1;104(5):756-62. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.13. Epub 2011 Feb 1.