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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Retrospective analysis of bevacizumab in combination with fotemustine in chinese patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.

Zhiguang Liu, Guanqun Zhang, Liang Zhu, Jiangbo Wang, Dongbo Liu, Lifei Lian, Jianlin Liu, Tianbao Lai, Xiaorong Zhuang

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. The Clinical Significance of OFrontiers in neurology · 2018
    Article
  4. Clinical outcomes in recurrent glioblastoma with bevacizumab therapy: An analysis of the literature.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia · 2017
    Review
  5. Bevacizumab for glioblastoma.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2015
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhiguang LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xuzhou Center Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China.
Guanqun ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Xuzhou Center Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China.
Liang ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Xuzhou Center Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China.
Jiangbo WangDepartment of Neurology, Xuzhou Center Hospital, Xuzhou 221009, China.
Dongbo LiuDepartment of Cancer, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Lifei LianDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Jianlin LiuDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Tianbao LaiDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China.
Xiaorong ZhuangDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNZhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University · CNTongji Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the activity and safety of bevacizumab (BEV) and fotemustine (FTM) for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients and explore the potential prognostic parameters on survival. This study retrospectively analyzed all patients with GBM who were treated with at least one cycle of BEV and FTM from July 2010 to October 2012. A total of 176 patients with recurrent GBM were enrolled. The response rate and disease control rate were 46.6% and 90.9%, respectively. A 6-month PFS rate of 33.3% (95% CI: 26.5%-40.3%) and a median PFS of 5.0 (95% CI: 2.4-7.5) months were observed. The median OS was 8.0 (95% CI: 6.7-9.2) months. Multivariate analysis showed that risk factors with a significant influence on the PFS of all patients were Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) (≥70 versus <70, HR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.39-0.73, and P = 0.01) and MGMT status (methylated versus unmethylated, HR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.52-0.97, and P = 0.04). The most common treatment-related adverse events were fatigue, proteinuria, hypophonia, hypertension, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and neutropenia. In conclusion, combination of BEV with FTM is well tolerated and may derive some clinical benefits in recurrent GBM patients. Higher KPS and MGMT promoter hypermethylation were suggested to be associated with prolonged survival.

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AdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAsian PeopleBevacizumabFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNitrosourea CompoundsOrganophosphorus CompoundsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultBevacizumabfotemustineNitrosourea CompoundsOrganophosphorus Compounds

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PMCPMC4348597
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