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Trial reportNeurology2015

Phase II study of monthly pasireotide LAR (SOM230C) for recurrent or progressive meningioma.

Andrew D Norden, Keith L Ligon, Samantha N Hammond, Alona Muzikansky, David A Reardon, Thomas J Kaley, Tracy T Batchelor, Scott R Plotkin, Jeffrey J Raizer, Eric T Wong and 13 more

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Trial report in Neurology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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23 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew D NordenFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Keith L LigonFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Samantha N HammondFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Alona MuzikanskyFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
David A ReardonFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Thomas J KaleyFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Tracy T BatchelorFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Scott R PlotkinFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Jeffrey J RaizerFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Eric T WongFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Jan DrappatzFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Glenn J LesserFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Sam HaidarFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Rameen BeroukhimFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Eudocia Q LeeFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Lisa DohertyFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Debra LafrankieFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Sarah C GaffeyFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Mary GerardFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Katrina H SmithFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Christine McCluskeyFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Surasak PhuphanichFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Patrick Y WenFrom the Division of Cancer Neurology, Department of Neurology (A.D.N., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), and Departments of Pathology (K.L.L.) and Medicine (R.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Neuro-Oncology (A.D.N., S.N.H., D.A.R., R.B., E.Q.L., L.D., D.L., M.G., K.H.S., C.M., P.Y.W.), Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; Department of Medicine (R.B.), Harvard Medical School (A.D.N., K.L.L., D.A.R., T.T.B., S.R.P., E.T.W., R.B., E.Q.L., P.Y.W.), Boston; Department of Medical Oncology, Center for Molecular Oncologic Pathology (K.L.L., S.H.), and Departments of Medical Oncology and Cancer Biology (R.B.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics Center (A.M.); Brain Tumor Center (T.J.K.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology (T.T.B., S.R.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Department of Neurology (J.J.R.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Brain Tumor Center (E.T.W.), Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Adult Neuro-Oncology Program (J.D.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Comprehensive Cancer Center (G.J.L.), Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (S.P.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. pwen@partners.org.
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Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveA subset of meningiomas recur after surgery and radiation therapy, but no medical therapy for recurrent meningioma has proven effective.

methodsPasireotide LAR is a long-acting somatostatin analog that may inhibit meningioma growth. This was a phase II trial in patients with histologically confirmed recurrent or progressive meningioma designed to evaluate whether pasireotide LAR prolongs progression-free survival at 6 months (PFS6). Patients were stratified by histology (atypical [World Health Organization grade 2] and malignant [grade 3] meningiomas in cohort A and benign [grade 3] in cohort B).

resultsEighteen patients were accrued in cohort A and 16 in cohort B. Cohort A had median age 59 years, median Karnofsky performance status 80, 17 (94%) had previous radiation therapy, and 11 (61%) showed high octreotide uptake. Cohort B had median age 52 years, median Karnofsky performance status 90, 11 (69%) had previous radiation therapy, and 12 (75%) showed high octreotide uptake. There were no radiographic responses to pasireotide LAR therapy in either cohort. Twelve patients (67%) in cohort A and 13 (81%) in cohort B achieved stable disease. In cohort A, PFS6 was 17% and median PFS 15 weeks (95% confidence interval: 8-20). In cohort B, PFS6 was 50% and median PFS 26 weeks (12-43). Treatment was well tolerated. Octreotide uptake and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels did not predict outcome. Expression of somatostatin receptor 3 predicted favorable PFS and overall survival.

conclusionsPasireotide LAR has limited activity in recurrent meningiomas. The finding that somatostatin receptor 3 is associated with favorable outcomes warrants further investigation. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class IV evidence that in patients with recurrent or progressive meningioma, pasireotide LAR does not significantly increase the proportion of patients with PFS at 6 months.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalReceptors, SomatostatinSomatostatinAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalInsulin-Like Growth Factor IpasireotideReceptors, SomatostatinSomatostatin

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PMID25527270
PMCPMC4335993
OpenAlexW2144027745

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