Current standards of care in glioblastoma therapy

C Fernandes, A Costa, L Osório, RC Lago… - Exon …, 2017 - exonpublications.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults.
Regardless of ideal multidisciplinary treatment, including maximal surgical resection …

Therapeutic options in recurrent glioblastoma—An update

K Seystahl, W Wick, M Weller - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Standards of care are not yet defined in recurrent glioblastoma. Methods We
reviewed the literature on clinical trials for recurrent glioblastoma available in PubMed and …

Bevacizumab plus irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme

JJ Vredenburgh, A Desjardins, JE Herndon… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The prognosis for patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme is poor, with a
median survival of 3 to 6 months. We performed a phase II trial of bevacizumab, a …

Infigratinib in Patients with Recurrent Gliomas and FGFR Alterations: A Multicenter Phase II Study

AB Lassman, JM Sepúlveda-Sánchez… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: FGFR genomic alterations (amplification, mutations, and/or fusions) occur in∼ 8%
of gliomas, particularly FGFR1 and FGFR3. We conducted a multicenter open-label, single …

Glioblastoma in adults

AA Brandes, A Tosoni, E Franceschi, M Reni… - Critical reviews in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant among astrocytic tumours and is associated with
a poor prognosis. Age, performance status, mini-mental status examination score …

Bevacizumab and daily temozolomide for recurrent glioblastoma

A Desjardins, DA Reardon, A Coan, J Marcello… - Cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The authors performed a phase 2 trial of combined protracted daily
temozolomide and biweekly bevacizumab for patients with recurrent glioblastoma who had …

Optimal role of temozolomide in the treatment of malignant gliomas

R Stupp, MJ van den Bent, ME Hegi - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2005 - Springer
Temozolomide (TMZ) is an alkylating agent that was approved for anaplastic astrocytoma
and glioblastoma. Its role in the treatment of recurrent disease has been confirmed, and …

Diagnosis and treatment of recurrent high-grade astrocytoma

NA Butowski, PK Sneed, SM Chang - Journal of clinical oncology, 2006 - ascopubs.org
High-grade gliomas represent a significant source of cancer-related death, and usually recur
despite treatment. In this analysis of current brain tumor medicine, we review diagnosis …

Experience with irinotecan for the treatment of malignant glioma

JJ Vredenburgh, A Desjardins, DA Reardon… - Neuro …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Malignant glioma is the most commonly occurring primary malignant brain tumor. It is difficult
to treat and is usually associated with an inexorable, rapidly fatal clinical course …

Therapeutic options for recurrent malignant glioma

M Niyazi, A Siefert, SB Schwarz, U Ganswindt… - Radiotherapy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: Despite the given advances in neuro-oncology most patients with
high grade malignant glioma ultimately fail locally or locoregionally. In parallel with …