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CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 82, Issue 2, Pages 309-317Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s00280-018-3619-3
Keywords
Metformin; Sirolimus; Pharmacodynamics; Solid tumors; P70S6K and mTOR
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- University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Biostatistics and Human Immunologic Monitoring core facilities of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center [P30CA014599]
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Sirolimus is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor. Metformin may potentiate mTOR inhibition by sirolimus while mitigating its adverse effects. We conducted a pilot study to test this hypothesis. Patients with advanced solid tumor were treated with sirolimus for 7 days followed by randomization to either sirolimus with metformin (Arm A) or sirolimus (Arm B) until day 21. From day 22 onwards, all patients received sirolimus and metformin. The primary aim was to compare the change in phospho-p70S6K (pp70S6K) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from day 8 to day 22 using a two-sample t test. Secondary aims were objective response rate, toxicity, and other serum pharmacodynamic biomarkers (e.g., fasting glucose, triglycerides, insulin, C-peptide, IGF-1, IGF-1R, IGF-BP, and leptin). 24 patients were enrolled, with 18 evaluable for the primary endpoint. There was no significant difference in mean change in pp70S6K in arm A vs. arm B (- 0.12 vs. - 0.16; P = 0.64). Similarly, there were no significant differences in other serum pharmacodynamic biomarkers. There were no partial responses. There were no dose-limiting or unexpected toxicities. Adding metformin to sirolimus, although well tolerated, was not associated with significant changes in pp70S6K in PBMC or other serum pharmacodynamic biomarkers. Combining metformin with sirolimus did not improve mTOR inhibition.
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