Lean Body Mass as a Determinant of Docetaxel Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity

Docetaxel is used as a first line anti-cancer drug in the treatment of several cancers, mainly breast- and metastatic castration-resistant prostate carcinoma.

Anti-cancer drugs are being dosed based on patients estimated Body Surface Area in order to equalize total drug exposure. Nevertheless, docetaxel treatment is characterized by highly interindividual pharmacokinetic variation leading to toxicity and under-treatment.

For most anti-cancer drugs, including docetaxel, other anthropometric parameters, such as Lean Body Mass (LBM), have been suggested to be superior to Body Surface Are (BSA) as a determinant for dosing but this has not been implemented in clinical practice.

The investigators will determine which anthropometric parameters, LBM, total body weight (TBW) or BSA correlate best to docetaxel exposure (AUC) for both males and females.

The investigators will determine if occurrence of docetaxel toxicity can be related to dose/LBM.

The investigators will determine which methods to measure LBM: DEXA, Bioelectrical Impedance Assessments (BIA) or formula estimates are accurate enough for dosing calculations to be used for dosing docetaxel.

Inclusion criteria

• Subject is at least 18
• Subject is able and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form prior to screening evaluations
• Female subject diagnosed with breast carcinoma and will receive docetaxel treatment according to standard hospital protocol (TAC regimen) or male subject diagnosed with metastatic castration-resistant prostate carcinoma and will receive docetaxel treatment according to standard hospital protocol (PRODOC regimen)
• Subject has a live expectancy of 12 weeks or greater
• Absolute neutrophile count (ANC) > 1.5 x 10E9/L
• Platelet count > 100 x 10E9/L
• Serum creatinine ≤ 2 x ULN
• Total bilirubin level < 1.5 x ULN

Exclusion criteria

• Docetaxel treatment within the last year
• Moderate or severe liver impairment; [ALAT and/or ASAT ≥ 1.5 ULN] and [AF ≥ 2.5 ULN]
• Current therapy with any drug, dietary supplements, or other compounds, or have been used in the last 2 weeks prior to the first docetaxel administration, known to inhibit or induce CYP3A4.
• Inability to understand the nature and extent of the study and the procedures required