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. 2015 Mar 10;4:212274. doi: 10.7573/dic.212274

Table 2.

Sequence of first- and second-line regimens.

First-line regimen (N=503), n (%) Temozolomidea,b Temozolomidea + bevacizumab Temozolomidea + bevacizumab + otherc Temozolomidea + otherd Other monotherapy or combinations

385 (76.5) 50 (9.9) 13 (2.6) 12 (2.4) 43 (8.5)

Second-line regimene
  Bevacizumab 246 (63.9) 30 (60.0) 4 (30.8) 1 (8.3) 11 (25.6)
  Bevacizumab + irinotecan 70 (18.2) 4 (8.0) 3 (23.1) 3 (25.0) 2 (4.7)
  Bevacizumab + temozolomidea 10 (2.6) 1 (2.0) 0 (0) 1 (8.3) 0(0)
  Bevacizumab + otherf 5 (1.3) 3 (6.0) 3 (23.1) 0 (0) 3 (7.0)
  Irinotecan 20 (5.2) 3 (6.0) 0 (0) 3 (25.0) 3 (7.0)
  Temozolomidea 20 (5.2) 1 (2.0) 1 (7.7) 0 (0) 11 (25.6)
  Other monotherapy or combinations 14 (3.6) 8 (16.0) 2 (15.4) 4 (33.3) 13 (30.2)
a

Includes p.o. and i.v.

b

Example: overall, 76.5% of patients were treated with temozolomide during first-line therapy. Of those, 63.9% were treated with only bevacizumab during second-line therapy, and 18.2% had bevacizumab–irinotecan combination therapy.

c

Other agent(s) combined with temozolomide include carboplatin, chloroquine, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, irinotecan, lomustine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant.

d

Other agent(s) combined with temozolomide + bevacizumab include carboplatin, carmustine, investigational treatment PLX3396, lomustine, irinotecan, and thalidomide.

e

As a proportion of first-line therapy.

f

Other agent(s) combined with bevacizumab include carboplatin, carmustine, cisplatin, erlotinib, etoposide, lomustine, investigational treatment PLX3396, and combination irinotecan + temozolomide.