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. 2021 Mar 21;9(3):319. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9030319

Table 6.

Summary of current areas of research.

Type of Therapy Study/Agent Dose/Target Results Trial ID
Radiotherapy WHO grade II GTR meningiomas w/adjuvant RT 54 Gy in 1.8 Gy per fraction -- NCT04127760
59.4 Gy in 33 fractions of 1.8 Gy each -- NCT03180268
60 Gy in 30 fractions -- ISRCTN71502099
54 Gy in 30 fractions of 1.8 Gy each 3-year PFS = 98.3%
3-year OS = 96%
NCT00895622 (RTOG 0539)
60 Gy in 30 fractions 3-year PFS = 88.7%
3-year OS = 98.2%
NCT00626730
(EORTC 22042-26042)
Chemotherapy Vismodegib
GSK2256098
SMO
FAK
-- NCT02523014
Selumetinib MEK pathway -- NCT03095248
Ribociclib CDK-p16-Rb pathway -- NCT02933736
Everolimus mTOR-pathway -- NCT01880749 NCT01419639
Everolimus + Octreotide mTOR + SSTR2A 6-month PFS = 55%
6-month OS = 90%
12-month OS = 75%
NCT02333565 (CEVOREM)
Vistusertib (AZD2014) mTOR-pathway -- NCT03071874
6-month PFS = 88.9%
Decrease in tumor volume of at least 20% = 5.6%
NCT02831257
Alpelisib
Trametinib
Pi3Kα inhibitor
MEK inhibitor
-- NCT03631953
Immunotherapy Nivolumab PD-1 -- NCT02648997
NCT03173950
Nivolumab w/Multi-Fraction SRS ± Ipilimumab PD-1 ± CTLA-4 -- NCT03604978
Pembrolizumab PD-1 -- NCT03279692
NCT03016091
Pembrolizumab w/SRS PD-1 -- NCT04659811
Avelumab w/Proton radiotherapy PD-L1 -- NCT03267836