Table 1 Dose escalation schedule, number of patients treated, and DLTs

From: Phase I study of nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine, and bevacizumab in patients with advanced cancers

Dose level

Nab-paclitaxel dose, mg/m2, days 1, 8, 15

Bevacizumab dose, mg/kg, days 1, 15

Gemcitabine dose, mg/m2, days 1, 8, 15

Number of patients treated

Number of patients with DLTsa

1

50

5

1000

3

0

2

75

5

1000

6

0

3

50

10

1000

6

1 (thrombocytopenia, dehydration, dysphagia, and dyspnea)

4

100

5

1000

17

2 (1 diarrhoea; 1 fatigue)b

5

75

10

1000

16

1 (cellulitis); 2 (GI bleeding)b

6

50

15

1000

6

0

7

125

5

1000

7

0

8

100

10

1000

6

0

9

75

15

1000

18

0

10

150

5

1000

6

1 (bacteremia, fatigue, and dehydration)

11

125

10

1000

3

0

12

100

15

1000

3

0

13

150

10

1000

3

0

14

125

15

1000

3

0

15

150

15

1000

3

0

  1. Dosing scheme for patients who received the combination of nab-paclitaxel, gemcitabine, and bevacizumab in a 28-day cycle, as well as number of patients treated at each dose level, and number of patients with DLTs at each dose level.
  2. IV intravenous.
  3. aAll DLTs were grade 3.
  4. bObserved in an expansion cohort