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NEURO-ONCOLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages 930-935Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not040
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dose-intense temozolomide; MGMT promoter methylation; recurrent glioblastoma
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- Merck
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Background. Among patients with glioblastoma (GBM) who progress on standard temozolomide, the optimal therapy is unknown. Resistance to temozolomide is partially mediated by O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). Because MGMT may be depleted by prolonged temozolomide administration, dose-intense schedules may overcome resistance. Methods. This was a multicenter, phase 2, single-arm study of temozolomide (75-100 mg/m(2)/day) for 21 days of each 28-day cycle. Patients had GBM in first recurrence after standard therapy. The primary end point was 6-month progression-free survival (PFS6). Results. Fifty-eight participants were accrued, 3 of whom were ineligible for analysis; one withdrew before response assessment. There were 33 men (61%), with a median age of 57 years (range, 25-79 years) and a median Karnofsky performance score of 90 (range, 60100). Of 47 patients with MGMT methylation results, 36 (65%) had methylated tumors. There were 7 (13%) partial responses, and PFS6 was only 11%. Response and PFS did not depend on MGMT status; MSH2, MLH1, or ERCC1 expression; the number of prior temozolomide cycles; or the time off temozolomide. Treatment was well tolerated, with limited grade 3 neutropenia (n = 2) or thrombocytopenia (n = 2). Conclusions. Dose-intense temozolomide on this schedule is safe in recurrent GBM. However, efficacy is marginal and predictive biomarkers are needed.
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