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Multicentre phase II studies evaluating imatinib plus hydroxyurea in patients with progressive glioblastoma.


ABSTRACT:

Background

We evaluated the efficacy of imatinib mesylate in addition to hydroxyurea in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) who were either on or not on enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs (EIAEDs).

Methods

A total of 231 patients with GBM at first recurrence from 21 institutions in 10 countries were enrolled. All patients received 500 mg of hydroxyurea twice a day. Imatinib was administered at 600 mg per day for patients not on EIAEDs and at 500 mg twice a day if on EIAEDs. The primary end point was radiographic response rate and secondary end points were safety, progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS-6), and overall survival (OS).

Results

The radiographic response rate after centralised review was 3.4%. Progression-free survival at 6 months and median OS were 10.6% and 26.0 weeks, respectively. Outcome did not appear to differ based on EIAED status. The most common grade 3 or greater adverse events were fatigue (7%), neutropaenia (7%), and thrombocytopaenia (7%).

Conclusions

Imatinib in addition to hydroxyurea was well tolerated among patients with recurrent GBM but did not show clinically meaningful anti-tumour activity.

SUBMITTER: Reardon DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2795431 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multicentre phase II studies evaluating imatinib plus hydroxyurea in patients with progressive glioblastoma.

Reardon D A DA   Dresemann G G   Taillibert S S   Campone M M   van den Bent M M   Clement P P   Blomquist E E   Gordower L L   Schultz H H   Raizer J J   Hau P P   Easaw J J   Gil M M   Tonn J J   Gijtenbeek A A   Schlegel U U   Bergstrom P P   Green S S   Weir A A   Nikolova Z Z  

British journal of cancer 20091110 12


<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated the efficacy of imatinib mesylate in addition to hydroxyurea in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) who were either on or not on enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs (EIAEDs).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 231 patients with GBM at first recurrence from 21 institutions in 10 countries were enrolled. All patients received 500 mg of hydroxyurea twice a day. Imatinib was administered at 600 mg per day for patients not on EIAEDs and at 500 mg twice a day if on EIAED  ...[more]

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