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12 1 <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Targeting</strong>: Basic Concepts and Novel Advances<br />

Table 1.1. Overview of some recently reported clinical studies on the application of liposome-based drug formulations.<br />

Liposome <strong>Drug</strong> Disease Clinical Remarks Reference<br />

formulation incorporated responsea<br />

DaunoXome b Daunorubicin Acute leukaemia 2/23 CR [59]<br />

Heptocellular<br />

carcinoma<br />

2/12 SD [60]<br />

Recurrent progressive 2/14 CR [61]<br />

brain tumours in 3/14 PR<br />

children 2/14 SD<br />

Caelyxc Doxorubicin Hormone refractory 3/15 OR Severe [62]<br />

prostate cancer 2/15 SD mucocutaneous<br />

toxicities<br />

Advanced/metastatic 3/25 PR Highest dose to [63]<br />

soft tissue sarcoma 2/25 MR treat not yet<br />

17/25 SD reached<br />

Non-small-cell lung 3/15 CR Combination [64]<br />

cancer with fractionated<br />

Squamous cell head 11/15 CR radio therapy<br />

and neck cancer Tumour<br />

microvessel<br />

density<br />

correlated with<br />

degree of Caelyx<br />

accumulation<br />

TLC D-99d Doxorubicin Kaposi’s sarcoma 6/40 PR Dose dependent [65]<br />

26/40 SD response and<br />

toxicity<br />

Metastatic breast 10/41 OR Combination with [66]<br />

cancer cyclophosphamide<br />

and fluorouracil<br />

AmBisome Amphotericin B Renal Tx recipients 4/4 treated [67]<br />

with viscer. Leishm. e successfully<br />

Heart surgery with C. 1/1 treated [68]<br />

tropicalis<br />

endocardititis<br />

successfully<br />

Bone marrow Tx or Polyprophy- [69]<br />

chemotherapy lactic treatment<br />

patients with fungal did not reduce<br />

infections fungal infections<br />

or requirement<br />

for systemic<br />

therapy<br />

TLC C-35 Prostaglandin E1 Acute respiratory 348 patients [70]<br />

distress syndrome evaluated: no<br />

difference in<br />

number of days<br />

to discontinuation<br />

of ventilation to<br />

placebo group;<br />

mortality not different<br />

to placebo<br />

a Number of patients responding/total number of evaluable patients. CR, complete remission/response; PR, partial<br />

response; MR, minor response; OR, objective response; SD, stable disease.<br />

b Daunorubicin citrate liposome injection formula.<br />

c Also known as Doxil; PEG-coated liposome formulation with doxorubicin.<br />

d Phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol liposomal formulation with doxorubicin.<br />

e Tx, transplantation; visc. Leishm., visceral Leishmaniasis

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