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Phase I dosage finding and pharmacokinetic study of intravenous topotecan and oral erlotinib in adults with refractory solid tumors.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Mar 2014
Stewart Clinton F, Tagen Michael, Schwartzberg Lee S, Blakely L Johnetta, Tauer Kurt W, Smiley Linda M
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PURPOSE: Topotecan is widely used for refractory solid tumors but multi-drug resistance may occur due to tumor expression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. Since erlotinib, an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor, also inhibits several ABC transporters, we performed a phase I study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of intravenous topotecan given in combination with...
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