Review Article

Nanoparticle Albumin Bound Paclitaxel in the Treatment of Human Cancer: Nanodelivery Reaches Prime-Time?

Table 3

Randomized phase II and III trials with nab-paclitaxel in melanoma.
(a) Phase II

ArmsPtsRR (%) PFS OS
Median (MO)
At 6 (%) Median
(MO)
1 year
(%)

Hersh et al., 2010 [46] (first* and following** line) Nab-paclitaxel *150 mg/m2 q3w
**100 mg/m2 q3w
37
37
21.6
2.7
4.5
3.5
34
27
9.6
12.1
41
49

Arms PtsRR
(%)
Median PFS
(MO)
Median OS (MO)

Kottschade et al., 2011 [47] (first* and following** line) Nab-paclitaxel *100 mg/m2 q3w
  Carboplatin AUC2
4125.64.3
11.1
**100 mg/m2 q3w
  Carboplatin AUC2
358.84.210.9

(b) Phase III

ArmsPtsORR (%)PFSOSAEs grade ≥ III (%)
Median (MO) BRAF statusMedian
(MO)
BRAF status Neutropenia Leukopenia Fatigue Neuropathy
WT
(MO)
V600Em (MO)Uk
(MO)
WT
(MO)
V600Em
(MO)
Uk
(MO)
  <.001

Hersh et al.,
2010 [48]
(first line)
Nab-paclitaxel
150 mg/m2 qw
264154.85.45.33.712.812.716.911.1 20 12 8 25
Dacarbazine
1000 mg/sqm q3w
265112.52.53.52.210.711.111.29.9 10 7 2 0

P: P value; nd: not done; AEs: adverse events; WT: wild type; V600Em: with mutation of V600E; Uk: unknown BRAF mutation; ORR: overall responce rate; RR: response rate; PFS: progression-free survival; OS: overall survival.