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13-cis-Retinoic acid in the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme

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See, Siew-Ju, Levin, Victor A., Yung, W.-K. Alfred, Hess, Kenneth R., Groves, Morris D.·2004·Neuro-Oncology

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Basic science and clinical investigations have demonstrated that 13-cis-retinoic acid (cRA) has activity against malignant gliomas. To assess its effectiveness in the setting of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), we performed a retrospective analysis of the medical records and neuroimaging results of patients with recurrent GBM who were treated with cRA. The toxicity profile of cRA, response, and effect on progression-free survival from initiation of treatment were end points of our analysis. Eighty-two of 85 patients with a median age of 51 years received at least 1 full cycle of cRA. At the initiation of cRA treatment, the median Karnofsky performance score was 80. All patients had failed conventional radiotherapy. Seven patients were chemonaïve, whereas 75 patients had received some form of chemotherapy. Radiographic partial responses, minor responses, and stable disease were seen in 4%, 8%, and 34% of patients, respectively. Two patients were not assessable. Progression-free survival and overall survival after initiation of cRA were 10.0 and 24.6 weeks, respectively. Six-month progression-free survival was 19% for the entire group. Grade 3 or 4 toxicity developed in 14 patients (16%), one of whom developed pancreatitis and died. The results of this study demonstrate only modest efficacy for cRA therapy in this cohort of heavily pretreated patients with recurrent GBM. This data supports the use of cRA in such patients, but its further evaluation in larger, prospective, controlled studies with or without other noncytotoxic and cytotoxic agents may be warranted.

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  • Results of several clinical trials indicate that 13-cis RA, alone or in combination, seems to be effective at different levels against malignant gliomas, and cancer occurring in the central and peripheral nervous system.

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Authors
See, S.-J., Levin, V. A., Yung, W.-K. A., Hess, K. R., & Groves, M. D.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Center for Neuro-Oncology (US)
Corresponding author
See, Siew-Ju
Venue
Neuro-Oncology
Published
2004-07-01
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
253-258
ISSN
  • 1522-8517 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-5866
OpenAlex
W2039322617
Cited by
69
References
21
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FWCI
2.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Neuro-Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
Keywords
isotretinoin, recurrent glioblastoma, retinoids, treatment efficacy, progression-free survival, treatment toxicity, pancreatitis, heavily pretreated patients, radiological response
MeSH terms
Administration, Oral, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Neoplasms, Female, Glioblastoma, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Retrospective Studies, Isotretinoin, Confidence Intervals, Proportional Hazards Models, Survival Analysis, Karnofsky Performance Status

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