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Enhanced chemotherapy delivery by intraarterial infusion and blood-brain barrier disruption in malignant brain tumors: the Sherbrooke experience.

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Fortin, D; Desjardins, A; Benko, A; Niyonsega, T; Boudrias, M
Published in: Cancer
June 15, 2005

BACKGROUND: The treatment of malignant brain tumors is hampered by the presence of the blood-brain barrier, which limits chemotherapy penetration to the central nervous system (CNS). In recent years, different strategies have been designed to circumvent this physiologic barrier. The osmotic blood-brain barrier disruption (BBBD) procedure is one such strategy, and has been studied extensively in preclinical and clinical studies. The authors detail their experience so far with the procedure in the context of an open Phase II study in the treatment of malignant brain tumors. METHODS: Patients with histologically proven malignant gliomas, primitive neuroectodermal tumors, primary CNS lymphomas, and metastatic disease to the brain were eligible. Patients enrolled were treated every 4 weeks (1 cycle) for < or = 12 cycles. A methotrexate-based regimen was offered to patients with lymphomas, whereas a carboplatin-based regimen was offered to patients with all other histologies. Before intraarterial chemotherapy infusion, patients were submitted to an osmotic BBBD procedure. RESULTS: Seventy-two patients were included in the current report. The overall median survival times (MST) from treatment initiation for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, primary CNS lymphomas, and metastases were, respectively, 9.1, 13.9, not reached, and 9.9 months, whereas time to disease progression was 4.1, 9.2, 12.3, and 3.3 months. The MST from diagnosis was 32.2 months for GBM. CONCLUSIONS: These encouraging results prompted the authors to further refine their knowledge of the potential contribution of this procedure in the treatment of brain tumors. These authors designed a randomized Phase III study for patients with GBM that is now open.

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Cancer

DOI

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0008-543X

Publication Date

June 15, 2005

Volume

103

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2606 / 2615

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Survival Rate
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
  • Middle Aged
  • Methotrexate
  • Male
  • Lymphoma
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
 

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Fortin, D., Desjardins, A., Benko, A., Niyonsega, T., & Boudrias, M. (2005). Enhanced chemotherapy delivery by intraarterial infusion and blood-brain barrier disruption in malignant brain tumors: the Sherbrooke experience. Cancer, 103(12), 2606–2615. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21112
Fortin, David, Annick Desjardins, Andrew Benko, Theophylle Niyonsega, and Marie Boudrias. “Enhanced chemotherapy delivery by intraarterial infusion and blood-brain barrier disruption in malignant brain tumors: the Sherbrooke experience.Cancer 103, no. 12 (June 15, 2005): 2606–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21112.
Fortin D, Desjardins A, Benko A, Niyonsega T, Boudrias M. Enhanced chemotherapy delivery by intraarterial infusion and blood-brain barrier disruption in malignant brain tumors: the Sherbrooke experience. Cancer. 2005 Jun 15;103(12):2606–15.
Fortin, David, et al. “Enhanced chemotherapy delivery by intraarterial infusion and blood-brain barrier disruption in malignant brain tumors: the Sherbrooke experience.Cancer, vol. 103, no. 12, June 2005, pp. 2606–15. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/cncr.21112.
Fortin D, Desjardins A, Benko A, Niyonsega T, Boudrias M. Enhanced chemotherapy delivery by intraarterial infusion and blood-brain barrier disruption in malignant brain tumors: the Sherbrooke experience. Cancer. 2005 Jun 15;103(12):2606–2615.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer

DOI

ISSN

0008-543X

Publication Date

June 15, 2005

Volume

103

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2606 / 2615

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Survival Rate
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
  • Middle Aged
  • Methotrexate
  • Male
  • Lymphoma
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial