Skip to main content
. 2023 Apr 10;28(9):e823–e834. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad059
Drug Information
Drug 1
 Generic/working name AZD8186
 Company name AstraZeneca (Cambridge, UK)
 Drug type Small molecule
 Drug class Selective PI3Kβ/δ inhibitor
 Dose 120 mg BID [5 days on, 2 days off; every week (phase II part)]
 Unit mg
 Route Oral (po)
 Schedule of administration In the dose-escalation phase Ib part, 3+3 design was applied with 4-dose level evaluation planned (Table 2). The starting dose of AZD8186 was 60 mg PO twice-daily (BID; 5 days on/2 days off), with planned escalation to 120 mg PO BID. AZD8186 was taken orally twice daily at approximately the same time (12 ± 1 h) each day on an empty stomach (water only for at least 2 h prior and 1 h after each dose) for 5 days on, 2 days off every week (days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, and 22-26). In this dose-escalation part, both MTD and RP2D were determined at AZD8186 120 mg BID and paclitaxel 80 mg/m2. In the phase II part, AZD8186 (120 mg) was taken orally BID each day for 5 days on, 2 days off every week.
One cycle of AZD8186 and paclitaxel combination therapy was 28 days, and AZD8186 was administered alone in the 4th week without paclitaxel administration. AZD8186 was provided by AstraZeneca.
Drug 2
 Generic/working name Paclitaxel
 Company name (1) Phase Ib part; Paxel (Hanmi Pharmaceutical, Seoul, Korea)
(2) Phase II part; Whether it was an original drug or a generic drug, it was used according to the circumstances of each institution.
 Drug type Small molecule
 Drug class Mitotic—kinetic spindle protein
 Dose 80 mg/m2 [On day 1, 8, 15 every 4 weeks (phase II part)]
 Unit mg
 Route IV
 Schedule of administration In the dose-escalation phase Ib part, subjects were planned to receive oral AZD8186 (60 mg or 120 mg; twice-daily; 5 days on/2 days off) plus intravenous paclitaxel (70 mg/m2 or 80 mg/m2; days 1, 8, and 15) every 4 weeks (Table 2). Paclitaxel (Paxel) was provided by Hanmi Pharmaceutical. In the phase Ib part, both MTD and RP2D were determined at AZD8186 120 mg BID and paclitaxel 80 mg/m2.
In the phase II part, intravenous paclitaxel (80 mg/m2) was administered on days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks.