Bevacizumab for recurrent ependymoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Green, R. M.; Cloughesy, T. F.; Stupp, R.; Deangelis, L. M.; Woyshner, E. A.; Ney, D. E.; Lassman, A. B. |
| Article Title: | Bevacizumab for recurrent ependymoma |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Ependymoma is a rare type of glioma, representing 5% of all CNS malignancies. Radiotherapy (RT) is commonly administered, but there is no standard chemotherapy. At recurrence, ependymoma is notoriously refractory to therapy and the prognosis is poor. In recurrent glioblastoma, encouraging responses with bevacizumab have been observed. METHODS: In this Institutional Review Board-approved study, we retrospectively analyzed the records of 8 adult patients treated for recurrent ependymoma and anaplastic ependymoma with bevacizumab containing chemotherapy regimens. We determined radiographic response (Macdonald criteria), median time to progression (TTP), and median overall survival (OS; Kaplan-Meier method). RESULTS: There were 4 men and 4 women with a median age of 40 years (range, 20-65). Prior treatment included surgery (n = 8), RT (8), temozolomide (5), and carboplatin (4). Bevacizumab (5-15 mg/kg every 2-3 weeks) was administered alone (2) or concurrently with cytotoxic chemotherapy including irinotecan (3), carboplatin (2), or temozolomide (1). Six patients achieved a partial response (75%) and 1 remained stable for over 8 months. Median TTP was 6.4 months (95% confidence interval 1.4-7.4) and median OS was 9.4 months (95% confidence interval 7.0-not reached), with a median follow-up of 5.2 months among 5 surviving patients (63%). CONCLUSIONS: The radiographic response rate to bevacizumab-containing regimens is high. A prospective study is warranted. © 2009 by AAN Enterprises, Inc. |
| Keywords: | adult; cancer chemotherapy; cancer survival; clinical article; controlled study; treatment response; aged; cancer surgery; bevacizumab; temozolomide; carboplatin; irinotecan; recurrent disease; ependymoma; tumor growth |
| Journal Title: | Neurology |
| Volume: | 73 |
| Issue: | 20 |
| ISSN: | 0028-3878 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2009-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 1677 |
| End Page: | 1680 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c1df34 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 19917990 |
| PMCID: | PMC2788805 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 2" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: NEURA" - "Source: Scopus" |
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