Publication details
Konkomitantní chemoradioterapie a cílená biologická léčba u glioblastoma multiforme
| Title in English | Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Glioblastoma Multiforme |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie |
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| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | glioblastoma multiforme; chemotherapy; biomarkers; angiogenesis |
| Description | Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is among the most aggressive of malignant brain tumors and therapeutic options for it are limited. Standard therapy is maximal surgical resection and adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy and maintenance therapy with temozolomid. This approach improves median and 5-year survival in comparison with postsurgical radiotherapy alone. MGMT (O6-Methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase) promoter methylation is the first predictive biomarker. Low levels of expression of MGMT protein are correlated with successful treatment. Additional predictive and prognostic biomarkers are required, especially in the light of the development of targeted therapy – antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. New therapeutic approaches are under intensive investigation. The most promising data currently derive from anti-angiogenic therapies, such as bevacizumab and cediranib. This review presents a summary covering chemotherapy, the significance of promoter methylation MGMT, pseudoprogression and the possible role of targeted therapy in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. |