UKT-04 trial of continuous metronomic low-dose chemotherapy with methotrexate and cyclophosphamide for recurrent glioblastoma

J Neurooncol. 2005 Feb;71(3):295-9. doi: 10.1007/s11060-004-1726-y.

Abstract

Glioblastoma is a highly angiogenic tumor with a dismal prognosis. Continuous oral low-dose chemotherapy with methotrexate (MTX) and cyclophosphamide (CPM) has modest activity in heavily pretreated patients with breast cancer. We explored the efficacy of 100 mg CPM daily and 5 mg MTX twice weekly in relapsed glioblastoma. Ten patients, 22-59 years old, with a Karnofsky score of 50% or higher who had failed at least two chemotherapies were accrued. No toxicity was observed. No patient showed a complete or partial response. Five of 10 patients progressed within 2 months of therapy. Another five patients progressed after 3-4.5 months. The median time to progression was 2.5 months. The median overall survival after start of MTX/CPM was 6.9 months (range 0.5-18.8 months). Since the progression-free survival rate at 6 months was 0%, the trial was prematurely closed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Clinical Trial, Phase II

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / mortality
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Glioblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Glioblastoma / mortality
  • Glioblastoma / secondary
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Methotrexate