Dose-dependent efficacy of bevacizumab in recurrent glioblastoma.

Authors

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Jawad Melhem

Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Jawad Melhem , Ali Tahir , Eirena Calabrese , Inga Granovskaya , Eshetu G. Atenafu , Arjun Sahgal , Mary Jane Lim-Fat , James R. Perry

Organizations

Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mackenzie Health, Torono, ON, Canada, Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Research Funding

No funding received

Background: Bevacizumab (bev), at a standard dose of 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks is associated with prolonged progression free survival (PFS) but no improvement in overall survival (OS) in recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM). While there are reports of lower dose regimens of bev being better tolerated and effective in rGBM, this has not been studied in comparison to a standard dose of bev. The main aim of this study is to report on the dose-dependent efficacy of bev by comparing PFS and OS in rGBM patients receiving standard dose (SD) vs lower dose (LD) of bev. Methods: A single-center retrospective study of patients with rGBM started on bev between 2015 – 2020 was performed. Clinical and treatment data including bev dose regimen (SD [10 mg/kg every 2 weeks] vs LD [5 mg/kg every 2-3 weeks or 10 mg/kg every 3 weeks]) received at the time of rGBM diagnosis were captured. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) on bev were compared between the two groups using the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method. Log-rank test was used to compare potential predictive factors. Cox regression model was performed for multivariable analysis of OS and PFS. Results: A total of 96 patients were included with a median follow-up duration of 6.84 months (range 1.12-50.63 months) from date of the first infusion. The LD group consisted of 55/96 patients (57 %) and the age in the LD group was significantly older than the SD group (62 vs 54 years p = 0.009). There was no significant difference in MGMT status between the 2 groups (p = 0.73). Eight patients received lomustine with bev (3 from the standard and 5 from the low dose group). The LD group had prolonged OS (10.23 months versus 6.28 months; p-value = 0.0010) and PFS (5.89 months versus 3.22 months; p-value = 0.0112). Multivariable analysis including dose of bev, extent of resection, gender and age revealed that standard dose of bev, subtotal resection and female sex were associated with worse OS. Eleven patients in the SD group vs 15 patients in the LD group reported an adverse event related to bev. Conclusions: In this study we demonstrate that a reduced dose of bev (5 mg every 2-3 weeks) prolonged both the OS and PFS compared to a standard dose of 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks. This may represent a better and more cost-effective option for patients with rGBM in need of salvage therapy.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Central Nervous System Tumors

Track

Central Nervous System Tumors

Sub Track

Primary CNS Tumors–Glioma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr e14042)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e14042

Abstract #

e14042

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