2002
Phase I trial and correlative laboratory studies of bryostatin 1 (NSC 339555) and high-dose 1-B-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine in patients with refractory acute leukemia.
Cragg LH, Andreeff M, Feldman E, Roberts J, Murgo A, Winning M, Tombes MB, Roboz G, Kramer L, Grant S. Phase I trial and correlative laboratory studies of bryostatin 1 (NSC 339555) and high-dose 1-B-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine in patients with refractory acute leukemia. Clinical Cancer Research 2002, 8: 2123-33. PMID: 12114412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-limiting toxicityPhase I trialComplete remissionCorrelative laboratory studiesI trialAcute leukemiaSplit courseContinuous infusionVivo administrationBryostatin 1Ara-C dose levelsAutologous bone marrow transplantationMajor dose-limiting toxicityEx vivoRefractory acute leukemiaUnfavorable prognostic characteristicsHigh-risk featuresLeukemia-free survivalBone marrow transplantationCourse of therapyPKC activityTransfusion requirementsRefractory leukemiaRefractory/Latter patients
1998
Phase Ib trial of bryostatin 1 in patients with refractory malignancies.
Grant S, Roberts J, Poplin E, Tombes MB, Kyle B, Welch D, Carr M, Bear HD. Phase Ib trial of bryostatin 1 in patients with refractory malignancies. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 611-8. PMID: 9533528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBryostatinsCohort StudiesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansImmunophenotypingInfusions, IntravenousInterleukin-2LactonesLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytesLymphomaMacrolidesMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPatient SelectionPlatelet AggregationProtein Kinase CConceptsPhase Ib trialIb trialCohort 3Lymphokine-activated killer cell activityBryostatin 1Bryostatin-1 administrationObjective clinical responsesKiller cell activityLiver function testsSubset of patientsBryostatin 1 treatmentSignificant posttreatment increasePKC activitySplit courseClinical responseFirst doseLiver metastasesNonhematological malignanciesRefractory malignanciesFunction testsPatient cohortCohort 1Interleukin-2Immunophenotypic profileTransient elevation
1996
Bryostatin 1 activates splenic lymphocytes and induces sustained depletion of splenocyte protein kinase C activity in vivo after a single intravenous administration
Bear H, McFadden A, Kostuchenko P, Lipshy K, Hamad G, Turner A, Roberts J, Carr M, Carr S, Grant S. Bryostatin 1 activates splenic lymphocytes and induces sustained depletion of splenocyte protein kinase C activity in vivo after a single intravenous administration. Anti-Cancer Drugs 1996, 7: 299-306. PMID: 8792004, DOI: 10.1097/00001813-199605000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBryostatin 1Normal murine spleen cellsT-cell activation marker CD69PKC activityActivation marker CD69Single bolus injectionEarly lymphocyte activationSingle intravenous administrationAnti-tumor effectsNormal host tissuesCell surface phenotypeProtein kinase CMurine spleen cellsPlasma levels resultsRegulate protein kinase CAnti-cancer agentsControl miceMarked splenomegalyBolus injectionIntravenous administrationC57BI/6 miceSpleen cellsSplenocyte proliferationSplenic lymphocytesSurface phenotype