TABLE 1.
Authors & Year | Study Type & Trial Phase | No. of Patients |
Prior Radio- & Chemotherapy Treatment |
Current Intervention & Regimen |
Radiographic Response | PFS | OS* |
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gefitinib | BBB permeability: limited | ||||||
Rich et al., 2004 | Phase II, open label, single arm |
53 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy, w/ repeat surgery/biopsy documenting progression |
gefitinib | CR (0%), PR (0%), SD (42%) | 13% at 6mos | 9.1 mos |
Reardon et al., 2006 | Phase I, clinical trial, dose escalation |
34 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | gefitinib & sirolimus | CR (0%), PR (5%), SD (38%) | 23% at 6mos | not reported |
Doherty et al., 2006 | retrospective | 28 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | gefitinb or erlotinib plus sirolimus |
CR(0%), PR (19%), SD(50%) | 25% at 6mos | not reported |
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erlotinib | BBB permeability: good | ||||||
de Groot et al., 2008 | Phase II, clinical trial, single arm |
44 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | carboplatin & erlotinib | CR (0%), PR (2%), SD (47%) | median 2.1 mos, 14% at 6 mos |
6.9 mos |
van den Bent et al., 2009 |
Phase II, clinical trial, randomized, controlled |
110 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | erlotinib vs temozolomide or carmustine (if received prior temozolomide) |
CR (0%); erlotinib arm: PR (3.7%), SD(16.7%); control: PR (9.6%), SD (34.6%) |
erlotinib: 11.4% at 6 mos; control: 24.1% at 6 mos |
erlotinib: 7.7 mos; control: 7.3 mos |
Raizer et al., 2010 | Phase II, clinical trial, single arm |
38 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | erlotinib | CR (0%), PR (0%), SD (8%) | median 2 mos, 3% at 6 mos |
6 mos |
Yung et al., 2010 | Phase II, clinical trial, single arm |
48 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | erlotinib | CR(2%), PR (4%), SD(16°/c) | 20% at 6 mos | 8.6 mos |
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cetuximab | BBB: poor | ||||||
Neyns et al, 2009 | Phase II, clinical trial, 2 arms, noncomparative |
55 | radiotherapy, chemotherapy | cetuximab | CR(0%), PR (5%), SD (31%), | median 1.9 mos, 7.3% at 6 mos |
5.0 mos, 37.9% at 6 mos |
Values are reported as the median or mean depending on the study.