title: Temozolomide for treatment-resistant recurrent meningioma.
abstract: A prospective Phase II study of temozolomide (TMZ) was conducted in 16 patients with refractory meningioma. All patients had previously been treated with surgery and involved-field radiotherapy; however, no patient had prior chemotherapy. TMZ was administered orally for 42 consecutive days every 10 weeks. Grade 3 or greater TMZ-related toxicity included anemia (25%), fatigue (18.7%), neutropenia (37.5%), seizures (6.3%), and thrombocytopenia (18.7%). No patient demonstrated a neuroradiographic complete or partial response. Time to tumor progression ranged from 2.5 to 5.0 months (median 5.0 months); survival ranged from 4 to 9 months (median 7.5 months).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, USC/Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033-0804, USA. chamberl@usc.edu
authors.forename: Marc C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: Denice D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Tsao-Wei
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Groshen
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate; D000077204:Temozolomide; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003606:Dacarbazine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000077204:Temozolomide