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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2019

Bevacizumab-containing regimen in relapsed/progressed brain tumors: a single-institution experience.

Amalia Schiavetti, Giulia Varrasso, Maria Giovanna Mollace, Carlo Dominici, Eva Ferrara, Paola Papoff, Claudio Di Biasi

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  4. A phase I study of irinotecan and temozolomide with bevacizumab in children with recurrent/refractory central nervous system tumors.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022
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Amalia SchiavettiDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy. amalia.schiavetti@uniroma1.it.ORCID 0000-0001-7792-7910
Giulia VarrassoDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Maria Giovanna MollaceDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Carlo DominiciDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Eva FerraraDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Paola PapoffDepartment of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Claudio Di BiasiDepartment of Radiology Emergency, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of the study is to assess tumor response, treatment-related toxicities, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) in patients with relapsed/refractory brain tumors treated with bevacizumab-containing regimen.

methodsPatients that had received I and II line treatments with or without megatherapy were included. Doses and schedule were as follows: bevacizumab (BVZ) 10 mg/kg i.v. with irinotecan (IRI) 150 mg/m

resultsBetween 2013 and 2018, 12 patients (3F/9M), median age 161 months (range 66-348), affected with medulloblastoma (n 7), or low-grade glioma (n 2), or high-grade glioma (n 3), received BVZ/IRI association (median courses 20, range 4-67); 3 of them continued single-agent BVZ (median courses 23, range 8-39). TMZ (median courses 8, range 2-26) was administered in eight patients and then stopped in three of them because of myelotoxicity or lack of compliance. Treatment was well tolerated. After 3 months, two complete responses, two partial responses, seven stable diseases, and one progressive disease were observed. Nine cases experienced an improvement in neurological symptoms. Median time to progression was 11 months (95% confidence interval, 4-18 months). Six-month and 2-year PFS were 75% and 42%, respectively. The OS is 33%; interestingly, two cases (one medulloblastoma and one high-grade glioma) are progression-free off-therapy since 30 and 48 months, respectively.

conclusionsBVZ/IRI association ± TMZ showed encouraging therapeutic activity and low toxicity in this series of relapsed/refractory brain tumors.

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AdolescentAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBrain NeoplasmsCerebellar NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGliomaHumansIrinotecanMaleMedulloblastomaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSalvage TherapyBevacizumabIrinotecanTemozolomideBevacizumabBrain tumorsChildrenIrinotecanRelapse

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