Regimen | Number of patients* | Tumor response rate (%) | Median progression-free survival (months) | Median overall survival (months) | Author; year |
Prospective studies |
Chlorozotocin | 33 | 30¶ | 17 | 18.0 | Moertel C; 1992 |
Fluorouracil + streptozocin | 33 | 45¶ | 14 | 16.8 |
Doxorubicin + streptozocin | 36 | 69¶ | 18 | 26.4 |
Dacarbazine (DTIC) | 50 | 34 | NR | 19.3 | Ramanathan R; 2001 |
Temozolomide + thalidomide | 11 | 45 | NR | NR | Kulke M; 2006 |
Temozolomide + bevacizumab | 15 | 33 | 14.3 | 41.7 | Chan JA; 2012 |
Temozolomide + everolimus | 40 | 40 | 15.4 | NR | Chan JA; 2013 |
Temozolomide + capecitabine | 72 | 33 | 22.7 | not reached | Kunz PL; 2018 |
Temozolomide | 72 | 28 | 14.4 | 38 |
Retrospective series |
Steptozocin + doxorubicin + fluorouracil | 84Δ | 39 | 18 | 37 | Kouvaraki M; 2004 |
Temozolomide (diverse regimens) | 53 | 34 | 13.6 | 35.3 | Kulke M; 2009 |
Streptozocin + fluorouracil | 96 | 43 | 19.4 | 54.8 | Dilz LM; 2015 |
Temozolomide (single agent) | 12 | 8 | NR | NR | Ekeblad S; 2007 |
Temozolomide + capecitabine | 30 | 70 | 18 | NR | Strosberg J; 2011 |