title: Achievement of three year remission with bevacizumab and irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: a case report.
abstract: A 34-year-old man presented to the hospital with right-sided headache. He was diagnosed with GBM. He underwent resection of the tumor with placement of carmustine impregnated wafers. Then he underwent adjuvant chemotherapy with temozolamide. Before the completion of chemotherapy he had a recurrence. He underwent re-resection with placement of carmustine impregnated wafers. Subsequently he had eighteen cycles of salvage biochemotherapy with bevacizumab and irinotecan. To date, routine MRI scans of the brain have not shown evidence of recurrence. He continues to be in remission three years after treatment with bevacizumab and irinotecan.
authors.affiliation: Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305.
authors.forename: Abhirami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vivekanandarajah
authors.forename: Balakumar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krishnarasa
authors.forename: Mervat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mourad
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odaimi