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Phase II study of aflibercept in recurrent malignant glioma: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium study.


ABSTRACT: Antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy is a promising treatment approach for patients with recurrent glioblastoma. This single-arm phase II study evaluated the efficacy of aflibercept (VEGF Trap), a recombinantly produced fusion protein that scavenges both VEGF and placental growth factor in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.Forty-two patients with glioblastoma and 16 patients with anaplastic glioma who had received concurrent radiation and temozolomide and adjuvant temozolomide were enrolled at first relapse. Aflibercept 4 mg/kg was administered intravenously on day 1 of every 2-week cycle.The 6-month progression-free survival rate was 7.7% for the glioblastoma cohort and 25% for patients with anaplastic glioma. Overall radiographic response rate was 24% (18% for glioblastoma and 44% for anaplastic glioma). The median progression-free survival was 24 weeks for patients with anaplastic glioma (95% CI, 5 to 31 weeks) and 12 weeks for patients with glioblastoma (95% CI, 8 to 16 weeks). A total of 14 patients (25%) were removed from the study for toxicity, on average less than 2 months from treatment initiation. The main treatment-related National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria grades 3 and 4 adverse events (38 total) included fatigue, hypertension, and lymphopenia. Two grade 4 CNS ischemias and one grade 4 systemic hemorrhage were reported. Aflibercept rapidly decreases permeability on dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, and molecular analysis of baseline tumor tissue identified tumor-associated markers of response and resistance.Aflibercept monotherapy has moderate toxicity and minimal evidence of single-agent activity in unselected patients with recurrent malignant glioma.

SUBMITTER: de Groot JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3139373 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Phase II study of aflibercept in recurrent malignant glioma: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium study.

de Groot John F JF   Lamborn Kathleen R KR   Chang Susan M SM   Gilbert Mark R MR   Cloughesy Timothy F TF   Aldape Kenneth K   Yao Jun J   Jackson Edward F EF   Lieberman Frank F   Robins H Ian HI   Mehta Minesh P MP   Lassman Andrew B AB   Deangelis Lisa M LM   Yung W K Alfred WK   Chen Alice A   Prados Michael D MD   Wen Patrick Y PY  

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20110523 19


<h4>Purpose</h4>Antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy is a promising treatment approach for patients with recurrent glioblastoma. This single-arm phase II study evaluated the efficacy of aflibercept (VEGF Trap), a recombinantly produced fusion protein that scavenges both VEGF and placental growth factor in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Forty-two patients with glioblastoma and 16 patients with anaplastic glioma who had received concurre  ...[more]

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