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8.6.3 (Synthetic) (co)Polymers<br />

Soluble polymer conjugates have been introduced into clinical practice in the last decade<br />

[90,94]. Several PEG conjugates have been evaluated clinically [145] for cancer therapy including<br />

a PEG conjugate of asparaginase in the treatment of ALL in patients hypersensitive<br />

to the native enzyme [146], and a PEG conjugate of IL-2 [147].<br />

A phase I clinical and pharmacokinetic study of PK1 comprising doxorubicin covalently<br />

bound to N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-methacrylamide copolymer by a peptidyl linker, was carried<br />

out in 36 patients with refractory or resistant cancers [94]. PK1 demonstrated anti-tumour activity,<br />

and that polymer–drug conjugation decreased doxorubicin dose-limiting toxicities.<br />

Phase II studies are in progress.<br />

8.6.4 Liposomes<br />

8.6 Clinical Studies 225<br />

There are three liposomal forms of doxorubicin or daunorubicin on the market (Table 8.6).<br />

Doxil ® and DaunoXome ® have been approved for the treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi’s<br />

sarcoma and are being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of a variety of cancers<br />

[148–151]. Evacet ® (liposomal doxorubicin) has recently been tested in large phase II and III<br />

clinical trials for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and is awaiting approval by the<br />

FDA [151]. Data obtained from trials thus far suggest that all three liposomal drugs offer significant<br />

therapeutic benefit compared with the free drug [113].<br />

Table 8.6. Monoclonal antibody based products and liposome formulations registered for cancer<br />

therapy in the USA and/or Europe.<br />

Generic name Trade name Company Indication<br />

Rituximaba Rituxan Roche Relapsed or refractory low-<br />

(Mabthera) c grade/follicular non-<br />

Hodgkin’s lymphoma<br />

Trastuzumaba Herceptin Genentech-Roche Metastatic breast cancer<br />

Edrecolomaba Panorex Glaxo-Wellcome Post-operative adjuvant<br />

therapy Dukes C colorectal<br />

carcinoma<br />

Doxorubicinb Doxil Alza-corporation AIDS-related Kaposi’s<br />

(Caelyx) d sarcoma<br />

Daunorubicinb DaunoXome Nexstar AIDS-related Kaposi’s<br />

Pharmaceuticals sarcoma<br />

Doxorubicinb Evacet The Liposome Metastatic breast cancer<br />

(Myocet) e Company, Inc.<br />

a MAb-based.<br />

b Liposome formulation.<br />

c Rituxan is known as Mabthera in Europe.<br />

d Doxil is known as Caelyx in Europe.<br />

e Evacet is known as Myocet in Europe.

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