Upfront Bevacizumab/témozolomide for Gliomastomas With Neurological Impairment — TEMOBEVA  

Chemoradiotherapy Clinical Trial

Official title: Neo-adjuvant Treatment of Glioblastomas With Marked to Severe Neurological Impairment Using Upfront Bevacizumab/témozolomide Association Before an Eventual Radiotherapy. Multicentric Phase II Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

New approaches are needed for patients newly diagnosed with bulky glioblastoma (GB) and/or with severe neurological impairment that cannot benefit from first line temozolomide (TMZ)-basedn chemoradiotherapy. Bevacizumab (BEV), an antiangiogenic anti-VEGF-R monoclonal antibody, has a rapid impact on tumor-related brain edema in recurrent GB. The present study reports the feasibility and efficacy of an induction treatment with TMZ and BEV to alleviate the initial neurological impairment and/or to reduce the tumor volume before a delayed chemoradiotherapy.

Clinical Trial Description

New approaches are needed for patients newly diagnosed with bulky glioblastoma (GB) and/or with severe neurological impairment that cannot benefit from first line temozolomide (TMZ)-based chemoradiotherapy. Bevacizumab (BEV), an antiangiogenic anti-VEGF-R monoclonal antibody, has a rapid impact on tumor-related brain edema in recurrent GB. The present study reports the feasibility and efficacy of an induction treatment with TMZ and BEV to alleviate the initial neurological impairment and/or to reduce the tumor volume before a delayed chemoradiotherapy.

The investigators retrospectively analyzed tumor and target volumes and clinical neurological status in 39 patients with bulky GB and/or with severe neurological impairment after an induction treatment combining TMZ and BEV. Neurological and radiological responses were assessed according to RANO criteria.

Calculating gross tumor and clinical target volumes (GTV and CTV) was done at diagnosis and before radiotherapy. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were determined by Kaplan Meier methods. Safety was reported according to NCTCAE. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chemoradiotherapy
• Glioblastoma

• NCT number: NCT03623347
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2011
• Completion date: May 12, 2017