A multi-institutional phase II study on second-line Fotemustine chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma

J Neurooncol. 2009 Mar;92(1):79-86. doi: 10.1007/s11060-008-9739-6. Epub 2008 Nov 19.

Abstract

The present study aims to assess the feasibility and the effectiveness of a second-line Fotemustine chemotherapy in patients with recurrent Glioblastoma after standard primary treatment. Between 2005 and 2007, 50 patients with relapsed malignant glioma (median age=56.8 years; median KPS=90) underwent a second-line chemotherapy with Fotemustine. Selected patients were previously treated with a standard 60 Gy Radiotherapy course and Temozolomide Chemotherapy. Patients were stratified into classes according to the prognostic Recursive Partition Analysis. Endpoints of the study were Progression Free Survival at 6 months, duration of Objective Response and Stabilization, Overall Survival and toxicity. At analysis, 36 patients were dead and 14 were alive. Median follow-up from primary diagnosis was 26.6 months. The Efficacy control of the disease was 62%. PFS was 6.1 months; PFS-6 was 52% and median overall survival from primary diagnosis was 24.5 months, with few manageable haematological toxicities. Fotemustine was safe and effective as second-line chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / mortality
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Glioblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Glioblastoma / mortality
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
  • Nitrosourea Compounds / therapeutic use*
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Nitrosourea Compounds
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • fotemustine