Table 4 Toxicity of imatinib and sorafenib combination in CRPC

From: Phase I study investigating the safety and feasibility of combining imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) with sorafenib in patients with refractory castration-resistant prostate cancer

All evaluable patients for toxicity ( N =17)

Dose level 0 (13 patients) (imatinib 300 mg +sorafenib 400 mg)

Dose level 1 (4 patients) (imatinib 400 mg+sorafenib 400 mg)

Adverse events

Grades 1 or 2

Grades 3 or 4

Grades 1 or 2

Grades 3 or 4

Grades 1 or 2

Grades 3 or 4

Nausea

4 (23%)

0

3 (50%)

0

1 (25%)

0

Vomiting

4 (23%)

0

4 (31%)

0

0

0

Rash

8 (47%)

1 (6%)

7 (54%)

1 (7.6%)

1 (25%)

0

Hand/foot

1 (6%)

1 (6%)

1 (7.6%)

0

0

1 (16%)

Diarrhoea

3 (17%)

1 (6%)

1 (7.6%)

1 (7.6%)

2 (33%)

0

Constipation

1 (6%)

0

1 (7.6%)

0

0

0

Fatigue

2 (12%)

0

1 (7.6%)

0

1 (7.6%)

0

Dehydration

2 (12%)

1 (6%)

2 (15%)

1 (7.6%)

0

0

Weakness

2 (12%)

2 (12%)

2 (15%)

2 (15%)

0

0

LE oedema

2 (12%)

0

2 (15%)

0

0

0

Weight loss

0

1 (6%)

0

0

0

1 (7.6%)

Periorbital oedema

1 (6%)

0

1 (7.6%)

0

0

0

↑Creatinine

3 (18%)

1 (6%)

3 (21%)

1 (7.6%)

0

0

Hyperglycaemia

2 (12%)

0

2 (15%)

0

0

0

Hypocalcemia

3 (18%)

2 (12%)

3 (21%)

2 (15%)

0

0

Elevated LFTs

2 (12%)

0

2 (15%)

0

0

0

Neutropenia

0

2 (12%)

0

0

0

2 (33%)

Lymphopenia

0

3 (18%)

0

3 (21%)

0

0

Hypoalbunemia

5 (29%)

0

5 (38%)

0

0

0

Hyponateremia

2 (12%)

0

2 (15%)

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviation: CRPC=castration-resistant prostate cancer.