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SUBMITTER: Stupp R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3164435 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stupp R R Tosoni A A Bromberg J E C JEC Hau P P Campone M M Gijtenbeek J J Frenay M M Breimer L L Wiesinger H H Allgeier A A van den Bent M J MJ Bogdahn U U van der Graaf W W Yun H J HJ Gorlia T T Lacombe D D Brandes A A AA
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 20110214 9
<h4>Background</h4>Sagopilone (ZK 219477), a lipophylic and synthetic analog of epothilone B, that crosses the blood-brain barrier has demonstrated preclinical activity in glioma models.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Patients with first recurrence/progression of glioblastoma were eligible for this early phase II and pharmacokinetic study exploring single-agent sagopilone (16 mg/m(2) over 3 h every 21 days). Primary end point was a composite of either tumor response or being alive and progression f ...[more]