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Preclinical Characterization of CG53135 (FGF-20) in Radiation and Concomitant Chemotherapy/Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis

CuraGen Corp., Branford, Connecticut 06405 [E. A., P. V., Z. Y., J. D. P., M. M., M. J., M. D., N. T., A. G., W. J. L., H. S. L.]; Biomodels LLC, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5896 [E. G. F.]; and Division of Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 [S. T. S.]

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity of CG53135 (FGF-20), a protein with in vitro mitogenic activity on epithelial and mesenchymal cells, in two in vivo models of oral mucositis (OM).

Experimental Design: Radiation or concomitant chemotherapy/radiation-induced OM was elicited in hamsters. Activity of CG53135 was assessed at different doses and regimens in the models. Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd) incorporation and pharmacokinetic studies were also performed to correlate in vivo activity of CG53135 with exposure.

Results: In the hamster radiation model, administration of CG53135 (600 or 1200 µg/day, i.p.) on days 3–15 resulted in a statistically significant (P < 0.001) reduction in days spent with severe mucositis. CG53135 administered at 12 mg/kg, i.p. (days 1–2 or 1–8) in the concomitant chemotherapy/radiation model resulted in a statistically significant (P < 0.001) reduction in severe mucositis. Maximal BrdUrd incorporation was observed in cheek pouch and jejunal tissues at 8 h, and peak plasma levels of CG53135 were reached 1 h after administration.

Conclusions: CG53135 demonstrates potent, regimen-dependent activity in hamster models of OM. The activity was regimen dependent. BrdUrd incorporation studies confirmed that CG53135 had proliferative activity in vivo with a favorable pharmacokinetic profile. Based in part on work described herein, CG53135 has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to be evaluated in a Phase I clinical trial of cancer patients at risk for developing OM.

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