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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung Cancer. 2021 Feb 17;154:99–104. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.02.015

Table 2.

Effects of inhaled Azacitidine on 2A: toxicity, response, pulmonary function (FEV1 and DLCO) and 2B: pharmacokinetics (PK, plasma Azacitidine levels).

2A.
Pt Dose
Level
mg/m2
Cycles
(n)
TRAE DLT Response FEV1
L
(% predicted)
DLCO
mL/min/mmHg
(% predicted)
Baseline End of
study
Baseline End of
study
#1 15 2 G1 FEV1 decreased No PD 1.8 (76) 1.5 (62) 14.9 (69) 14.8 (68)
#2 15 2 None No PD 2.1(109)  2.2(116) 13.2 (55) 15.1 (64)
#3 15 2 None No PD 1.1 (64) 1.0 (61) 6.5 (40) 6.8 (42)
#4 30 12 None No PR 2.2 (72) 2.1 (72) 17.2 (57) 22.3 (78)
#5 30 1 None No PD 1.8 (85) 1.7 (81) 19.9 (67) 18.6 (62)
#6 30 2 None No PD 1.4 (87) 1.3 (78) 9.2 (45) 8.3 (41)
#7 45 4 None No Stable 1.6 (54) 1.7 (61) 11.2 (33) 10.9 (33)
#8 45 2 G2 DLCO decreased (no symptoms) Yes Stable 1.6 (73) 1.7 (80) 16.3 (75) 12.6 (58)
TRAE: Treatment-related adverse events. DLT: Dose-limiting toxicity. Pt: patient. Tx: treatment. PD: Progression of Disease. PR: Partial Response.
2B.
PK* Cycle 1
day 1
Cycle 1 day 15 Cycle 1 day 19
Pre-
dose
Pre-
dose
0 h post
dose
2 h post
dose
4h post
dose
Pre-
dose
0 h post
dose
2 h post
dose
Mean plasma (ng/ml) 0 0 6.66 0.76 0 0 17.87 2.48
SEM 0 0 9.72 0.88 0 0 18.10 3.50
*

PK summary for 5 patients who received inhaled Azacitidine at 30 and 45mg/m2. (Plasma Azacitidine was undetectable in any of the 3 patients who were treated at the lowest dose level of 15mg/m2).