Research Article

An ANOCEF Genomic and Transcriptomic Microarray Study of the Response to Irinotecan and Bevacizumab in Recurrent Glioblastomas

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

NonrespondersResponders

Number of patients1312
Median age (years) at diagnosis (range)56 (37–69)62 (57–72)t-test P = 0.01
Biopsy/resection (%)0/10025/75
Initial treatment (%)RTCT (100%)RTCT (100%)
Median delay (months) between diagnosis and bev./iri. onset (range)11 (7–22)13 (5–27)Ns
Recurrence number at bev./iri. onset
 First87
 Second45
 Third10
Median KPS at bev./iri. onset7080Ns
Median PFS after bev./iri. onset (months)2.49.4P < 0.0001
Median OS after bev./iri. onset (months)6.418.9P = 0.0001
Median OS since diagnosis (months)18.336.4P = 0.002

RTCT: temozolomide radiochemotherapy; bev./iri.: bevacizumab/irinotecan chemotherapy; KPS: Karnofsky performance status; PFS: progression-free survival; OS: overall survival; ns: not significant.