ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2024
Bevacizumab Alone Versus Bevacizumab Plus Irinotecan in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.
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- Natural and Synthetic Compounds, Swords for Glioblastoma Therapy: From Tumor to Its Microenvironment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Multi-Omics and Machine Learning Analyses Reveal PIK3CG, PRKCD, and TRIM22 as Potential Markers of Poor Prognosis and Immune Activation in Glioblastoma.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- Bevacizumab combined with irinotecan or temozolomide in recurrent glioblastoma: a Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) study.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Article
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- Treatment mechanism and research progress of bevacizumab for glioblastoma.American journal of cancer research · 2025Review
- Letter to the Editor: Commentary on "Bevacizumab Alone Versus Bevacizumab Plus Irinotecan in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma".Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
- Defying the Odds in Recurrent Glioblastoma: Complete Response following Salvage Therapy with Bevacizumab and Irinotecan - A Case Report.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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backgroundFor treating recurrent glioblastoma, for which there is no established treatment, the antiangiogenic antibody, bevacizumab, is used alone or with irinotecan. This study was aimed at comparing the survival of patients with recurrent glioblastoma receiving bevacizumab monotherapy and those receiving bevacizumab plus irinotecan combination therapy (B+I) by using a nationwide population-based dataset.
methodsPatients matching the International Classification of Diseases code C71.x were screened from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database. From January 2008 to November 2021, patients who underwent surgery or biopsy and subsequent standard concurrent chemoradiation with temozolomide were included. Among them, those who received bevacizumab monotherapy or B+I were selected. Demographic characteristics, inpatient stay, prescription frequency, survival outcomes, and steroid prescription duration were compared between these two groups.
resultsEight hundred and forty-six patients who underwent surgery or biopsy and received concurrent chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide were included. Of these, 450 and 396 received bevacizumab monotherapy and B+I, respectively. The corresponding median overall survival from the initial surgery was 22.60 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 20.50-24.21) and 20.44 months (95% CI, 18.55-22.60;
conclusionWe found no significant difference in overall survival between the bevacizumab monotherapy and B+I groups. Considering the additional potential toxicity associated with irinotecan, bevacizumab monotherapy could be a suitable treatment option for treating recurrent glioblastoma.
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