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Open AccessKEYNOTE-434 part B: A phase 1 study evaluating the combination of epacadostat, pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy in Japanese patients with previously untreated advanced non–small-cell lung cancer
Pembrolizumab plus epacadostat (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 inhibitor) was well tolerated in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors in part A of the nonrandomized, open-label, phase 1 KEYNOTE-434 study...
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A feasibility study of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
Combination treatment using lenvatinib (a multikinase inhibitor) plus pembrolizumab (a programmed death-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor) has shown efficacy in the treatment of endometrial and renal cell cancers....
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Evaluation of hepatic CYP3A enzyme activity using endogenous markers in lung cancer patients treated with cisplatin, dexamethasone, and aprepitant
Aprepitant is used with dexamethasone and 5-HT3 receptor antagonists as an antiemetic treatment for chemotherapy, including cisplatin. Aprepitant is a substrate of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 and is known to cause ...
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The safety and tolerability of epacadostat alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors: results from a first-in-Japanese phase I study (KEYNOTE-434)
Part A of the open-label, phase I KEYNOTE-434 study evaluated the safety and tolerability of epacadostat, an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 inhibitor, alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in Japanese pat...
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Open AccessDose exploration results from Phase 1 study of cemiplimab, a human monoclonal programmed death (PD)-1 antibody, in Japanese patients with advanced malignancies
Part 1 of this two-part, open-label, Phase 1 study (NCT03233139) assessed the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and clinical activity of cemiplimab in Japanese patients with advanced mali...
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Open AccessPhase I study of the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 inhibitor navoximod (GDC-0919) as monotherapy and in combination with the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumours
Navoximod (GDC-0919) is a small molecule inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1. This study investigated the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of navoximod alone and in combination with atezolizuma...
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Improved survival among patients enrolled in oncology phase 1 trials in recent decades
This study aimed to compare the survival of patients enrolled in phase 1 trials in recent decades.
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Phase I study of BGT226, a pan-PI3K and mTOR inhibitor, in Japanese patients with advanced solid cancers
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway is a promising therapeutic target for various cancers. BGT226 is a pan-PI3K and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor. The tolerability and pharmacokin...
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Open AccessPhase I study of ipatasertib as a single agent and in combination with abiraterone plus prednisolone in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
Ipatasertib is a selective inhibitor of Akt, a frequently activated protein kinase in human cancers. The current study assessed the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ipatasertib in Japanese patient...
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Global trends in the distribution of cancer types among patients in oncology phase I trials, 1991–2015
Background Systematic analyses regarding cancer types of patients enrolled in oncology phase I trials are scarce. The global distribution, time-dependent change, and regional differences were evaluated. Methods A...
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Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of dabrafenib in Japanese patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive solid tumors: a phase 1 study
Background Dabrafenib is a BRAF inhibitor that has demonstrated clinical activity with a good tolerability profile in patients with BRAF V600E ...
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Surveillance of protocol deviations in Japanese oncology registration trials: a single institute experience
Background The contents and requirements of study protocols vary depending upon each clinical registration trial. This study aims to describe details of protocol deviations in Japanese on...
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Phase Ia/Ib study of the pan-class I PI3K inhibitor pictilisib (GDC-0941) administered as a single agent in Japanese patients with solid tumors and in combination in Japanese patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer
Pictilisib (GDC-0941) is an oral class I phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate kinase inhibitor. This phase Ia/Ib study investigated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of pictilisib in...
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Open AccessPhase I dose-finding study of monotherapy with atezolizumab, an engineered immunoglobulin monoclonal antibody targeting PD-L1, in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
Background Atezolizumab is an engineered immunoglobulin monoclonal antibody that targets the programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 pathway. Methods In this phase I dose-finding stu...
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Phase 1 study of abemaciclib, an inhibitor of CDK 4 and 6, as a single agent for Japanese patients with advanced cancer
To confirm the safety and tolerability, evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), and investigate the antitumor activity of abemaciclib in Japanese patients with advanced cancer.
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Open AccessValidity of new methods to evaluate renal function in cancer patients treated with cisplatin
Creatinine clearance (Ccr) is used as a marker of renal function in cancer chemotherapy, but it is not correlated with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) after high-dose cisplatin treatment. In addition to Ccr, ...
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Phase I trial of volasertib, a Polo-like kinase inhibitor, in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
Purpose This trial evaluated the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), safety, pharmacokinetics, and clinical effects of volasertib, a selective Polo-like kinase inhibitor that induces mitotic ar...
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Phase 1 study of galunisertib, a TGF-beta receptor I kinase inhibitor, in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
Inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta receptor I (TGF-beta RI)-mediated signaling pathways blocks tumor growth and metastases in nonclinical studies. Galunisertib (LY2157299), a small molecule inhibito...
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Open AccessA phase 1 study evaluating the pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with carboplatin/paclitaxel in Japanese subjects with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Veliparib is a potent, orally bioavailable PARP inhibitor that enhances efficacy of DNA-damaging chemotherapeutic agents. The study objectives were to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RPTD) of veliparib...
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Open AccessPhase I study of ipilimumab in phased combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin in Japanese patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
Background Ipilimumab is an antibody that targets the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 to potentiate an antitumor response. Adding ipilimumab 10 mg/kg to paclitaxel (PTX) and carboplatin ...