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Table 2 Patient disposition and dose intensity for the study treatment

From: Correlation of plasma concentration and adverse effects of bosutinib: standard dose or dose-escalation regimens of bosutinib treatment for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia

All patients during day 1 to day 180

Standard dose (n = 10)

Dose escalation (n = 15)

P value

Interruption, n (%)

9 (90.0%)

2 (13.3%)

< 0.001

 Diarrhea

9 (90.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

 Liver dysfunctions

5 (50.0%)

2 (13.3%)

 

 Skin rash

2 (20.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

 Cytopenia

3 (30.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

 Elevation of lipase

1 (10.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Median (range) day to the first interruption of bosutinib

17.5 (8–180)

180 (35–180)

< 0.001

Total median (range) duration of treatment interruption (days)

35 (8–81)

14 (14–14)

0.013

Dose reduction, n (%)

8 (80.0%)

8 (53.3%)

0.182

Discontinuation of treatment, n (%)

3 (30.0%)

1 (6.6%)

0.127

 Adverse events

2 (20.0%)a

1 (6.6%)

 

 Progression disease

1 (10.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

On day 180 after beginning therapy

Standard dose (n = 7)

Dose escalation (n = 14)

P value

Final dose: 100/200/300/400/500 mg QD, n

0/0/5/1/1 (mean 343 mg/day)

1/2/4/4/3 (mean 346 mg/day)

0.403

Median (range) duration of administration (days)

157.0 (99–180)

180.0 (166–180)

< 0.001

Median (range) cumulative dose for 6 months (mg)

51,700 (32,800–90,000)

53,550 (29,700–75,600)

1.000

Median (range) dose intensity of bosutinib (mg/day)

309.8 (182.2–500.0)

295.0 (165.0–420.0)

1.000

Median (range) plasma trough concentration (ng/mL)

63.7 (31.9–126.0) (mean = 75.1)

63.0 (31.4–113.0) (mean = 65.8)

0.588

  1. aTwo patients discontinued bosutinib due to pancytopenia (n = 1) and elevation of lipase (n = 1)