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. 2021 Apr 9;13(8):1795. doi: 10.3390/cancers13081795

Table 9.

Clinical studies analyzing therapies targeting the cell cycle (CDK4/6), multifaceted pathways (proteasome, histone deacetylase, TGFβ) and DNA repair (PARP).

Target Molecule Date Protocol Phase Patients
CDK4/6 Palbociclib (PD 0332991)
NCT01227434 10/2010–07/2015 Monotherapy combined or not combined to surgery II R
Rb positif
Results (22 patients): PFS 5.14 weeks; OS 15.4 weeks [252]
NCT03158389 05/2017–02/2020 Molecularly Matched Targeted Therapies (APG101, alectinib, idasanutlin, atezolizumab, vismodegib, temsirolimus, palbociclib) combined with RT [71] I/II N without MGMT promoter methylation
See Vismodegib
Abemaciclib
NCT02981940 12/2016–03/2020 Monotherapy combined or not combined to surgery II R
Results: ongoing studies (no recruitment)
Proteasome Bortezomib
NCT03643549 08/2018–02/2020 Combined with TMZ I/II R
MGMT unmethylated
Results: ongoing studies (recruitment)
NCT00641706 03/2008–05/2014 Combined with vorinostat II R
Results (37 patients): PFS 1.5 mois; OS 3.2 mois [253]
NCT00998010 10/2009–05/2019 Combined with TMZ/RT II N
Unpublished data
NCT00611325 02/2008–03/2014 Combined with bevacizumab II R
See Bevacizumab
Marizomib
NCT03345095 11/2017–06/2019 Combined with TMZ/RT III N
Results (749 patients): ongoing studies (recruitment)
NCT03463265 08/2018–12/2020 Monotherapy (ABI-009) or in combination with bevacuzimab or RT/TMZ or ABI-009, or lomustine II R/N
See ABI-009
NCT02330562 01/2015–03/2020 Combined with bevacuzimab I/II R
See Bevacizumab
Histone desacetylase Vorinostat
NCT00555399 11/2007–12/2019 Combined with Isotretinoin and temozolomide I/II R
Results: ongoing studies (no recruitment)
NCT00731731 08/2008–03/2020 Combined with TMZ/RT II N
Preliminary results (107 patients): OS-15 months 54.6%; PFS 8.05 months
NCT00238303 10/2005–05/2014 Combined with surgery II R
Results (68 patients): PFS 1.9 months; OS 5.7 months [254]
NCT01110876 04/2010–11/2014 Combined with erlotinib and TMZ I/II R
See Erlotinib
NCT00641706 03/2008–05/2014 Combined with bortezomib II R
See Bortezomib
NCT01266031 12/2010–07/2018 Bevacizumab in monotherapy vs. combined with vorinostat I/II R
See Bevacizumab
NCT01738646 11/2012–02/2017 Combined with bevacizumab II R
See Bevacizumab
NCT00939991 07/2009–06/2013 Combined with bevacizumab and TMZ I/II R
See Bevacizumab
Panobinostat (LBH589)
NCT00848523 02/2009–07/2010 Monotherapy II R
Unpublished data
FR901228
NCT00085540 06/2004–01/2017 Monotherapy I/II R
Results (35 patients): PFS 8 weeks [255]
TGFβ & TGFβR Trabedersen (AP12009)
NCT00431561 02/2007–12/2013 Monotherapy vs. TMZ or PVC (procarbazine/lomustine/vincristine) IIb R
Results (145 patients): In GBM patients, response and survival results were comparable among the 3 arms [256]
Galunisertib (LY2157299)
NCT01582269 04/2012–12/2019 Monotherapy or combined with lomustine II R
Results: ongoing studies (no recruitment)
NCT01220271 10/2010–02/2017 Combined with TMZ/RT vs. TMZ/RT I/II N
Results (56 patients): OS 18.2 vs. 17.9 months (HR = 1.2), PFS 7.6 vs. 11.5 months (HR = 1.8), patients treated with galunisertib combined with TMZ/RT vs. TMZ/RT [257]
OKN-007
NCT03649464 08/2018–03/2020 Monotherapy I/II R
Not yet recruiting
PARP Iniparib (BSI-201)
NCT00687765 06/2008–07/2015 Combined with TMZ I/II N
Results (81 patients): OS 22 months [258]
Veliparib
NCT02152982 06/2014–03/2020 Combined with TMZ II/III N
Results: ongoing studies (no recruitment)
NCT03581292 07/2018–03/2020 Combined with RT/TMZ II N
Negative H3 K27M or BRAFV600
Results: ongoing studies (recruitment)
NCT01026493 12/2009-/07/2017 Combined with TMZ I/II R
Results (215 patients): OS 10.3 vs. 10.7 months (p = 0.95; HR = 0.99) patients BEV-naïve low vs. high TMZ dose; OS 4.7 vs. 4.7 months (p = 0.93; HR = 0.93) patients BEV-failure low vs. high TMZ dose; PFS-6 17 vs. 4.4% patients BEV-naïve vs. BEV-failure [259]
Olaparib
NCT03212274 07/2017–03/2020 Monotherapy II IDH1/2 mutations
Results: ongoing studies (recruitment)
NCT02974621 11/2016–03/2020 Cediranib combined with olaparib and compared to bevacizumab II R
See Cediranib
Pamiparib
NCT03150862 05/2017–11/2019 Combined with RT/TMZ I/II R/N
Results: ongoing studies (no recruitment)
NCT03914742 04/2019-/2020 Combined with TMZ I/II R IDH1/2 mutations
Results: ongoing studies (recruitment)

R: recurrent GBM; N: newly diagnosed GBM; PFS: progression-free survival; PFS-6: 6-month survival; OS: overall sur-vival. In red, not significant comparative tests. In italics, clinical trials listed in other tables (as mentioned). Results obtained from Clinicaltrials.com (accessed on 1 April 2020) and/or in cited references. Dates correspond to first posted and last update posted.