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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Pharm. 2010 Apr 5;7(2):307–349. doi: 10.1021/mp900243b

Table 3.

Pharmacokinetic data of macromolecular constructs with covalent attachment of camptothecin derivatives.

Compound (Drug) Structure MW (kDa) wt% CPT Subject (Sex) Tumor Type Route (time) Dosing Schedule Dose (mg/kg) MTD (mg/kg) t1/2 (h) Plasma AUC (μg• h/mL) Ref.
NK012 (SN-38) Micelle 19 20 Balb/c mice (F) HT-29 (colon) i.v. q4d x 3 6 6 31 5000 259
PEG(CPT)2 (CPT) Linear Polymer 40 2 CD1 mice (F) None i.v. q1d x 1 6 NR α: 0.1
β: 4
18300 267
PEG(GlyCPT)2 (CPT) Linear Polymer 40 2 CD1 mice (F) None i.v. q1d x 1 17.5 NR α: 0.1
β: 10
53300 268
Pegamotecan (CPT) Linear Polymer 40 2 Adult humans Solid i.v. (1h) q1d x 1, q3w 3.8 3.8 94 29 269
Pegamotecan (CPT) Linear Polymer 40 2 Adult humans Solid + Lymphoma i.v. (1h) q1d x 1, q3w 1.75 1.75 44 27 270
IT-101 (CPT) Linear Polymer 85 5 SD rats None i.v. q1d x 1 1 8.8 α: 0.4
β: 6
γ: 20
700 273
PLGA (CPT) Linear Polymer 33 38 Athymic mice (F) HT29 (colon) i.v. q1d x 1 18 NR 97 240 279
PLGA (CPT) Linear Polymer Adult humans Solid i.v. q1d x 1, q1w 25 25 63 27 280
HPMA (CPT) Linear Polymer 28 5 Balb/c mice (M) None i.v. q1d x 1 20 NR 27 1121 281
HPMA (CPT) Linear Polymer 21 10 Balb/c mice (M) None i.v. q1d x 1 20 NR 20 500 281
HPMA (CPT) Linear Polymer 20 10 Adult Humans Solid i.v. q1d x 3 68 68 8 8700 283
T-0128 (SN-38) Linear Polymer 130 5 Wistar rats (F) Walker 256 (sarcoma) i.v. q1d x 1 1 100 α: 4 β: 17 101 288
T-0128 (SN-38) Linear Polymer 130 5 Balb/c mice (M) St-4 (gastric) i.v. q1d x 1 40 80 30 23900 292
DE-310 (DX-8951) Linear Polymer 300 8 Mice Meth A (sarcoma) i.v. q1d x 1 5.7 5.7 NR 6300 293
DE-310 (DX-8951) Linear Polymer 300 8 Adult humans Solid i.v. (3h) q1d x 1, q6w 0.016 0.016 418 1180 298
PEG-PLL (CPT) Branched Polymer 40 6 Balb/c mice (F) C26 (colon) i.v. q1d x 1 10 NR 31 1400 303
DTS-108 (SN-38) Peptide targeted 3.6 11 Beagle dogs None i.v. (0.8 h) q1d x 1 2.2 2.2 NR 4.8 310

Abbreviations: PLGA, poly(L-glutamic acid MTD, maximum tolerated dose; AUC, area under the curve; CPT, camptothecin; TPT, topotecan; CPT-11, irinotecan; GG211, lurtotecan; DX-8951, exatecan; M, male; F, female; SD, Sprague-Dawley; i.v., intravenous; NR, not reported.

Dosing abbreviations: q4d x 3, one dose every four days for three total doses; q1d x 1, one dose; q1d x 1, q3w, once a week every three weeks; q1d x 1, q6w, once a week every six weeks.