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. 2022 May 3;198(6):507–526. doi: 10.1007/s00066-022-01942-1

Table 4.

Trials evaluating tipifarnib as radiosensitizer, sorted by publication year

Author Year Agent Dose n Radiation regimen Results
Moyal et al. [31] 2007 Tipifarnib 1 week before, during and after RT, starting at 200 mg/day 13 60 Gy in 30 fractions

200 mg/day tipifarnib is well tolerated

Median OS: 12 months

Lustig et al. [33] 2008 Tipifarnib

300 or 600 mg bid,

3 weeks on, 1 week off

Three cycles

28 60 Gy in 30 fractions

Median OS: 234.5 days

No measurable response or improvement

Nghiemphu et al. [34] 2011 Tipifarnib

5–9 days pre and during RT

3 weeks on, 1 week off

51 60 Gy in 30 fractions

MTD: 300 mg bid

Tolerated with concurrent TMZ

+ TMZ 75 mg/m2 (partially)
Ducassou et al. [35] 2013 Tipifarnib 100 mg bid 1 week before and during RT 27 60 Gy in 30 fractions

Median TTP: 23.1 weeks

Median OS: 80.3 weeks

n = number of patients included (number of patients with glioblastoma in parentheses if multiple entities were included)