Table 4.
Phase I and II trials using other agents that modulate metabolism.
Agent | Mechanism | Phase/Trial/Number of patients | Outcome |
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Asparaginase | Depletes asparagine | 2/Ovarian/4 | Terminated early d/t toxicity (4) |
ADI-PEG 20 | Inhibits arginine deaminase | 1 & 2/Advanced Melanoma/31 2/Advanced solid tumors (+docetaxel)/18 2/Advanced HCC/71 |
SD in 9 patients (4 with uveal melanoma) 1 PR, 6 SD 31% SD |
EGCG | Induction of apoptosis | 1b/Hormone-receptor negative breast cancer/40 2/Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/42 2/Advanced ovarian cancer/16 |
Well tolerated in chemopreventive setting 69% Rai stage 0 – 2 with biologic response Five women without recurrence at 18m |
AG-221 | IDH2 inhibitor | 1: Hematologic malignancies with IDH2 mutations/22 |
6/7 evaluable pts with RR |
cG250 (Rencarex®) | Chimeric monoclonal antibody against CAIX | 1/Advanced renal cell carcinoma/23 1 & 2/Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (+IFN-a)/31 |
Well tolerated, 74% SD at 3m 2 PR, 14 SD at 4m |
E7070 (Indisulam) | Decreases glutathione synthase and glutathione reductase | 1/Advanced solid tumors (+Xeloda)/35 1/Advanced solid tumors (+carboplatin)/16 2/Metastatic renal cell carcinoma/30 2/Advanced NSCLC/44 |
2 PR, 17 SD Well tolerated Majority of patients with PD* 1 MR |
ADI: Arginine deiminase; CAIX: Carbonic anhydrase IX; EGCG: Epigallocatechin gallate; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; IDH: Isocitrate dehydrogenase; PR: Partial remission; SD: Stable disease.