Prospective, Single-Center, Phase II Study to Standardize the Mitotane Dosing Regimen in Combination with Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in the First-Line Treatment for Adrenocortical CancerстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:Introduction. The combination of EDP (etoposide, doxo-rubicin, cisplatin) chemotherapy with mitotane represents the standard first-line therapy for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). Achieving therapeutic serum concentrations of mitotane has been associated with improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in several studies. However, mitotane dosing in most prior research has followed institution-specific protocols, underscoring the need for a validated and standard-ized dosing regimen.Materials and Methods. A single-center, prospective, phase II study was conducted using a Simon’s two-stage de-sign. Eligible patients had locally advanced or metastatic ACC, ECOG performance status 0−1, and were naïve to mitotane. The primary endpoint was the rate of achieving therapeutic mitotane concentrations (14–20 μg/mL). The study aimed to increase this rate from a historical 50 to 70 % (β = 0.2; α = 0.05).Secondary endpoints included objective response rate (ORR), disease control (DC) ≥ 6 months, PFS, OS, and safety. Mitotane was initiated at 2 g/day, with dose escalation by 0.5 g every 3−5 days to a maximum of 4 g/day, followed by titration based on serum drug levels. All patients concur-rently received standard platinum-based chemotherapy (EDP or EP/EC).Results. Forty-seven patients were enrolled (27 male, 57.4 %). All received platinum-based chemotherapy, 45 (95.8 %) with EDP, 2 with EP/EC. After a median follow-up of 12.4 months, therapeutic mitotane concentration was achieved in 72.3 % of patients (n = 34), with a median time to achieve-ment of 4.3 months (95 % CI 3.3–5.3). The ORR was 29.7 %, and DC ≥ 6 months was 63.8 %. Median PFS was 8.4 months (95 % CI 4.2–12.6), and median OS was 24.6 months (95 % CI 9.9–44.6). The safety profile was consistent with prior reports.Conclusion. The investigated mitotane dosing regimen fa-cilitates rapid and safe attainment of therapeutic drug levels in the majority of patients and can be recommended for routine clinical practice.Keywords: adrenocortical cancer; mitotane; EDPFor Сitation: Yaroslav A. Zhulikov, Elena V. Artamonova, Elena I. Kovalenko, Vagan Yu. Bokhian, Anna A. Roslyakova, Ekaterina V. Evdokimova, Kizler R. Gadzhieva, Olga A. Mar-tynova, Evgenia S. Kolobanova, Ivan S. Stilidi. Prospective, single-center, phase II study to standardize the mitotane dos-ing regimen in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy in the first-line treatment for adrenocortical cancer.