Phase II study of metronomic chemotherapy with bevacizumab for recurrent glioblastoma after progression on bevacizumab therapy.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We evaluated the efficacy of metronomic etoposide or temozolomide administered with bevacizumab among recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) patients who progressed on prior bevacizumab therapy in a phase 2, open-label, two-arm trial. Twenty-three patients received bevacizumab (10 mg/kg) every 2 weeks with either oral etoposide (50 mg/m2) daily for 21 consecutive days each month or daily temozolomide (50 mg/m2). The primary endpoint was 6-month progression-free survival (PFS-6) and secondary endpoints included safety and overall survival. Both the etoposide and temozolomide arms of the study closed at the interim analysis due to lack of adequate anti-tumor activity. No radiographic responses were observed. Although 12 patients (52%) achieved stable disease, PFS-6 was 4.4% and the median PFS was 7.3 weeks. The only grade 4 adverse event was reversible neutropenia. Grade 3 toxicities included fatigue (n = 2) and infection (n = 1). Metronomic etoposide or temozolomide is ineffective when administered with bevacizumab among recurrent GBM patients who have progressed on prior bevacizumab therapy. Alternative treatment strategies remain critically needed for this indication.
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Duke Authors
- Desjardins, Annick
- Friedman, Allan Howard
- Friedman, Henry Seth
- Herndon II, James Emmett
- McLendon, Roger Edwin
- Peters, Katherine Barnett
- Sampson, John Howard
Cited Authors
- Reardon, DA; Desjardins, A; Peters, K; Gururangan, S; Sampson, J; Rich, JN; McLendon, R; Herndon, JE; Marcello, J; Threatt, S; Friedman, AH; Vredenburgh, JJ; Friedman, HS
Published Date
- June 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 103 / 2
Start / End Page
- 371 - 379
PubMed ID
- 20853132
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3102515
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1573-7373
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s11060-010-0403-6
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States