Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

There is a lack of understanding whether plasma levels of anticancer drugs (such as pazopanib) correlate with intra-tumoral levels and whether the plasma compartment is the best surrogate for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation. Therefore, we aimed to quantify pazopanib concentrations in...

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Autores principales: Laura Molenaar-Kuijsten, Milan van Meekeren, Remy B. Verheijen, Judith V. M. G. Bovée, Marta Fiocco, Bas Thijssen, Hilde Rosing, Alwin D. R. Huitema, Aisha B. Miah, Hans Gelderblom, Rick L. M. Haas, Neeltje Steeghs
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c3f1d4b3365f4a8dad8a15b3f5a717732021-11-25T17:03:53ZIntra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma10.3390/cancers132257802072-6694https://doaj.org/article/c3f1d4b3365f4a8dad8a15b3f5a717732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/22/5780https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694There is a lack of understanding whether plasma levels of anticancer drugs (such as pazopanib) correlate with intra-tumoral levels and whether the plasma compartment is the best surrogate for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation. Therefore, we aimed to quantify pazopanib concentrations in tumor tissue, to assess the correlation between tumor concentrations and plasma concentrations and between tumor concentrations and efficacy. In this clinical trial, non-metastatic STS patients were treated with neo-adjuvant concurrent radiotherapy and pazopanib. Plasma samples and tumor biopsies were collected, and pazopanib concentrations were measured using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Twenty-four evaluable patients were included. The median pazopanib tumor concentration was 19.2 µg/g (range 0.149–200 µg/g). A modest correlation was found between tumor concentrations and plasma levels of pazopanib (<i>ρ</i> = 0.41, <i>p</i> = 0.049). No correlation was found between tumor concentrations and percentage of viable tumor cells (<i>p</i> > 0.05); however, a trend towards less viable tumor cells in patients with high pazopanib concentrations in tumor tissue was observed in a categorical analysis. Possible explanations for the lack of correlation might be heterogeneity of the tumors and timing of the biopsy procedure.Laura Molenaar-KuijstenMilan van MeekerenRemy B. VerheijenJudith V. M. G. BovéeMarta FioccoBas ThijssenHilde RosingAlwin D. R. HuitemaAisha B. MiahHans GelderblomRick L. M. HaasNeeltje SteeghsMDPI AGarticleintra-tumoral drug concentrationneoadjuvant treatmentpharmacokineticstyrosine kinase inhibitorpazopanibsoft tissue sarcomaNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5780, p 5780 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic intra-tumoral drug concentration
neoadjuvant treatment
pharmacokinetics
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
pazopanib
soft tissue sarcoma
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle intra-tumoral drug concentration
neoadjuvant treatment
pharmacokinetics
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
pazopanib
soft tissue sarcoma
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Laura Molenaar-Kuijsten
Milan van Meekeren
Remy B. Verheijen
Judith V. M. G. Bovée
Marta Fiocco
Bas Thijssen
Hilde Rosing
Alwin D. R. Huitema
Aisha B. Miah
Hans Gelderblom
Rick L. M. Haas
Neeltje Steeghs
Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
description There is a lack of understanding whether plasma levels of anticancer drugs (such as pazopanib) correlate with intra-tumoral levels and whether the plasma compartment is the best surrogate for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation. Therefore, we aimed to quantify pazopanib concentrations in tumor tissue, to assess the correlation between tumor concentrations and plasma concentrations and between tumor concentrations and efficacy. In this clinical trial, non-metastatic STS patients were treated with neo-adjuvant concurrent radiotherapy and pazopanib. Plasma samples and tumor biopsies were collected, and pazopanib concentrations were measured using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Twenty-four evaluable patients were included. The median pazopanib tumor concentration was 19.2 µg/g (range 0.149–200 µg/g). A modest correlation was found between tumor concentrations and plasma levels of pazopanib (<i>ρ</i> = 0.41, <i>p</i> = 0.049). No correlation was found between tumor concentrations and percentage of viable tumor cells (<i>p</i> > 0.05); however, a trend towards less viable tumor cells in patients with high pazopanib concentrations in tumor tissue was observed in a categorical analysis. Possible explanations for the lack of correlation might be heterogeneity of the tumors and timing of the biopsy procedure.
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author Laura Molenaar-Kuijsten
Milan van Meekeren
Remy B. Verheijen
Judith V. M. G. Bovée
Marta Fiocco
Bas Thijssen
Hilde Rosing
Alwin D. R. Huitema
Aisha B. Miah
Hans Gelderblom
Rick L. M. Haas
Neeltje Steeghs
author_facet Laura Molenaar-Kuijsten
Milan van Meekeren
Remy B. Verheijen
Judith V. M. G. Bovée
Marta Fiocco
Bas Thijssen
Hilde Rosing
Alwin D. R. Huitema
Aisha B. Miah
Hans Gelderblom
Rick L. M. Haas
Neeltje Steeghs
author_sort Laura Molenaar-Kuijsten
title Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
title_short Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
title_full Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
title_fullStr Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
title_full_unstemmed Intra-Tumoral Pharmacokinetics of Pazopanib in Combination with Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Metastatic Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
title_sort intra-tumoral pharmacokinetics of pazopanib in combination with radiotherapy in patients with non-metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c3f1d4b3365f4a8dad8a15b3f5a71773
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