Study of Artesunate in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluation the tolerability of an add-on therapy with artesunate with a duration of 4 weeks in patients with advanced breast cancer.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2013-11

Completion

2013-11

Publications

• Background Birgersson S, Ericsson T, Blank A, Hagens Cv, Ashton M, Hoffmann KJ. A high-throughput LC-MS/MS assay for quantification of artesunate and its metabolite dihydroartemisinin in human plasma and saliva. Bioanalysis. 2014 Sep;6(18):2357-69. doi: 10.4155/bio.14.116.
• Results von Hagens C, Walter-Sack I, Goeckenjan M, Osburg J, Storch-Hagenlocher B, Sertel S, Elsasser M, Remppis BA, Edler L, Munzinger J, Efferth T, Schneeweiss A, Strowitzki T. Prospective open uncontrolled phase I study to define a well-tolerated dose of oral artesunate as add-on therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer (ARTIC M33/2). Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Jul;164(2):359-369. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4261-1. Epub 2017 Apr 24.
• Results Konig M, von Hagens C, Hoth S, Baumann I, Walter-Sack I, Edler L, Sertel S. Investigation of ototoxicity of artesunate as add-on therapy in patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer: new audiological results from a prospective, open, uncontrolled, monocentric phase I study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2016 Feb;77(2):413-27. doi: 10.1007/s00280-016-2960-7. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
• Results Konig M, von Hagens C, Hoth S, Baumann I, Walter-Sack I, Edler L, Sertel S. Erratum to: Investigation of ototoxicity of artesunate as add-on therapy in patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer: new audiological results from a prospective, open, uncontrolled, monocentric phase I study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2016 Jun;77(6):1321. doi: 10.1007/s00280-016-3023-9. No abstract available.
• Results Ericsson T, Blank A, von Hagens C, Ashton M, Abelo A. Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin during long-term oral administration of artesunate to patients with metastatic breast cancer. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Dec;70(12):1453-63. doi: 10.1007/s00228-014-1754-2. Epub 2014 Sep 25.

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