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. 2021 Dec 22;24(3):358–383. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab279

Table 2.

Reasonable Doses and Schedules by Recommendation

IDH-Mutant Glioma
Recommendation Therapy Dose and Schedule Source
Recommendation 1.1 (IDH-mutant, 1p19q codeleted oligodendroglioma [grade 2]) and 1.4 (IDH-mutant, 1p19q non-codeleted diffuse astrocytoma [grade 2]) Radiation 54 Gy in 30 fractions over 6 weeks As used in the RTOG 9802 trial63
Adjuvant PCV Procarbazine 60 mg/m2 orally once per day days 8 through 21, lomustine 110 mg/m2 orally once on day 1, and vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 IV once daily on days 8 and 29 in 8 week cycle for a total of six cycles As used in the RTOG 9802 trial63 and As used in the EORTC 26951 trial56
Adjuvant TMZ 150-200 mg/m2 adjuvant TMZ given once daily on days 1-5 every 4 weeks for a maximum of 12 months As used in the CATNON trial53
Recommendation 1.3 (IDH-mutant, 1p19q codeleted, anaplastic oligodendroglioma [grade 3]) Radiation 59.4 Gy in 33 fractions at five fractions per week As used in the EORTC 26951 trial56
Adjuvant PCV As in 1.1 and 1.4
Adjuvant TMZ As in 1.1 and 1.4
Recommendation 1.6 (IDH-mutant, 1p19q non-codeleted anaplastic astrocytoma [grade 3]) Radiation 59.4 Gy given in 33 fractions of 1.8 Gy As used in the CATNON trial53
Adjuvant TMZ As in 1.1 and 1.4 As used in the CATNON trial53
IDH-Wildtype Glioma
Recommendation Therapy Dose and Schedule Source
Recommendation 2.2 and 2.3 (newly diagnosed glioblastoma) Radiation 60 Gy in 2 Gy fractions 5 fractions a week As used in the EORTC 26981-22981 trial16
Concurrent TMZ 75 mg/m2 daily TMZ during RT As used in the EORTC 26981-22981 trial16
Adjuvant TMZ 150-200 mg/m2 once daily for five out of 28 consecutive days for a maximum of 6 months As used in the EORTC 26981-22981 trial16
Recommendation 2.4 (newly diagnosed supratentorial GBM who have completed chemoradiation therapy) Alternating electric field therapy Daily use, > 18 hours per day, until second progression See EF-14 trial protocol14 for details on therapy
Recommendation 2.6 (patients where the expected survival benefits of a 6-week radiation course combined with TMZ may not outweigh the harms) Hypofractionated radiation 40.05 Gy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks As used in Perry et al30
Concurrent TMZ 75 mg/m2 once daily for 21 days As used in Perry et al30
Adjuvant TMZ 150-200 mg/m2 once daily for five of 28 consecutive days for a maximum of 12 months As used in Perry et al30
Recommendation 2.7 (patients with older age, poor performance status, or with concerns about toxicity or prognosis) Hypofractionated radiation alone 40 Gy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks As used in Roa et al46
TMZ alone 100 mg/m2 once daily on days 1-7 of every 2 weeks until progression.
OR
200 mg/m2 once daily on days 1-5 of every 28 days for up to six cycles
As used in NOA-08 trial66
As used in Nordic trial26

NOTE. Only recommendations with recommended therapy are listed.

Abbreviations: GBM, glioblastoma; IDH, isocitrate dehydrogenase; IV, intravenous; PCV, procarbazine, lomustine, vincristine; RT, radiation therapy; TMZ, temozolomide.