Stereotactic radiosurgery and bevacizumab for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Jun 1;10(6):695-9. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0072.

Abstract

Despite contemporary surgery, image-guided radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) persists or relapses in nearly all patients, and tumors almost always recur locally. Management of recurrent GBM is variable, but approaches include best supportive care, reoperation, reirradiation, and/or systemic therapy. Promising novel therapies include antiangiogenic agents and stereotactic radiosurgery, which have cytotoxic effects on tumor microvasculature. Emerging data suggest the safety and efficacy of bevacizumab and radiosurgery either alone or in combination. This report presents the case of a man with locally recurrent GBM treated with stereotactic radiosurgery and concurrent bevacizumab, and reviews the preclinical and clinical data supporting this approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bevacizumab
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Glioblastoma / drug therapy
  • Glioblastoma / surgery
  • Glioblastoma / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
  • Radiosurgery*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Bevacizumab