Safety and Efficacy of Patupilone in Patients With Advanced Ovarian, Primary Fallopian, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer: A Phase I, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), and pharmacokinetics of patupilone administered once every 3 weeks with proactive standardized diarrhea management in patients with resistant or refractory ovarian, fallopian, or peritoneal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients received patupilone (6.5 to 11.0 mg/m(2)) every 3 weeks via 20-minute infusion. Adverse events, dose-limiting toxicities (DLT), MTD, and tumor response were …