title: UKT-04 trial of continuous metronomic low-dose chemotherapy with methotrexate and cyclophosphamide for recurrent glioblastoma.
abstract: Glioblastoma is a highly angiogenic tumor with a dismal prognosis. Continuous oral low-dose chemotherapy with methotrexate (MTX) and cyclophosphamide (CPM) has modest activity in heavily pretreated patients with breast cancer. We explored the efficacy of 100 mg CPM daily and 5 mg MTX twice weekly in relapsed glioblastoma. Ten patients, 22-59 years old, with a Karnofsky score of 50% or higher who had failed at least two chemotherapies were accrued. No toxicity was observed. No patient showed a complete or partial response. Five of 10 patients progressed within 2 months of therapy. Another five patients progressed after 3-4.5 months. The median time to progression was 2.5 months. The median overall survival after start of MTX/CPM was 6.9 months (range 0.5-18.8 months). Since the progression-free survival rate at 6 months was 0%, the trial was prematurely closed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, Tübingen, D-72076, Germany. ulrich.herrlinger@uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Herrlinger
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: Joachim P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Steinbach
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nägele
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dichgans
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008727:Methotrexate
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