Review Article

Antiangiogenic Therapy for Patients with Recurrent and Newly Diagnosed Malignant Gliomas

Table 2

Other antiangiogenesis drugs for recurrent or newly diagnosed malignant gliomas.

TargetStudyAgentPatientsRRMPFS6-PFSMSTRef.

IntegrinCilengitide (500 mg/day)41  recurrent GBM5%7.9 months10%6.5 months
II(2000 mg/day)40  recurrent GBM13%8.1 months15%9.9 months [73]
IntegrinI/IIaCilengitide + RT/TMZ52  Newly  diagnosed GBM8.0 months69%16.1 months[74]
bFGFIIThalidomide39  recurrent MG6%2.5 months7.0 months[75]
bFGFIIThalidomide + carmustine40  recurrent MG24%3.3 months28%[76]
bFGFIIThalidomide + irinotecan32  recurrent GBM6%3.3 months25%9.0 months[77]
bFGFILenalidomide24  recurrent GBM0%1.8 months13%6.0 months[78]
VEGFRIICediranib (45 mg/day)31  recurrent GBM27%3.9 months26%7.6 months[79]
Cediranib (30 mg/day)325  recurrent GBM16%
VEGFRIIICediranib (20 mg/day) + lomustine35%[33]
Lomustine + placebo26%
VEGFRIIAdjuvant sorafenib + TMZ47  newly  diagnosed GBM13%6.0 months50%12 months[80]
VEGFRIISunitinib21  recurrent MG0%1.6 months3.8 months[81]
VEGFRIVatalanib + RT/TMZ19  newly  diagnosed GBM13%7.2 months16.2 months[82]
VEGFRIIPazopanib35  recurrent GBM6%3.0 months3%8.8 months[83]
PDGFRIIImatinib31  recurrent GBM6%1.7 months16%5.2 months[84]
PDGFRImatinib120  recurrent GBM1.5 months7%5.3 months
IIIImatinib + hydroxyurea120  recurrent GBM1.5 months5%4.8 months [85]
PDGFRRDasatinib14  recurrent GBM0%0.9 months0%2.6 months[86]

RR: response rate; MPFS: median progression-free survival; 6-PFS: 6-month progression-free survival; MST: median overall survival time; GBM: glioblastoma multiforme; RT: radiotherapy; TMZ: temozolomide; bFGF: basic fibroblast growth factor; MG: malignant gliomas; VEGFR: vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; PDGFR: platelet-derived growth factor receptor; R: retrospective.