Research Article

Glioblastoma Treatment with Temozolomide and Bevacizumab and Overall Survival in a Rural Tertiary Healthcare Practice

Table 4

Treatments for glioblastoma administered to 60 patients who received bevacizumab therapy.

Bevacizumab treatment sub-groups (number of subjects) Period when treatment for glioblastoma was receivedTreatment received for glioblastoma
Surgical resectionAny radiotherapyTemozolomideBevacizumabOther chemotherapy
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)

Bevacizumab received before tumor recurrence (n = 10)At diagnosis9 (90.0)10 (100.0)10 (100.0)10 (100.0)2 (20.0)
At first recurrence2 (20.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (20.0)3 (30.0)

Bevacizumab received at first tumor recurrence (n = 43)At diagnosis29 (67.4)43 (100.0)43 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
At first recurrence0 (0.0)2 (4.7)9 (20.9)43 (100.0)19 (44.2)

Bevacizumab received at second tumor recurrence (n = 7)At diagnosis7 (100.0)6 (85.7)5 (71.4)0 (0.0)2 (28.6)
At first recurrence7 (100.0)3 (42.9)6 (85.7)0 (0.0)1 (14.3)
At second recurrence0 (0.0)1 (14.3)0 (0.0)7 (100.0)5 (71.4)