Radiotherapy combined with nivolumab or temozolomide for newly diagnosed glioblastoma with unmethylated MGMT promoter: An international randomized phase III trial
Omuro A, Brandes AA, Carpentier AF, Idbaih A, Reardon DA, Cloughesy T, Sumrall A, Baehring J, van den Bent M, Bähr O, Lombardi G, Mulholland P, Tabatabai G, Lassen U, Sepulveda JM, Khasraw M, Vauleon E, Muragaki Y, Di Giacomo AM, Butowski N, Roth P, Qian X, Fu AZ, Liu Y, Potter V, Chalamandaris AG, Tatsuoka K, Lim M, Weller M. Radiotherapy combined with nivolumab or temozolomide for newly diagnosed glioblastoma with unmethylated MGMT promoter: An international randomized phase III trial. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 25: 123-134. PMID: 35419607, PMCID: PMC9825306, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalUnmethylated MGMT promoterMedian OSPrimary endpointInternational randomized phase III trialTreatment-related adverse event ratesMedian progression-free survivalRandomized phase III trialMGMT promoterEfficacy of nivolumabLonger median OSMedian overall survivalNew safety signalsProgression-free survivalAddition of temozolomideAdverse event ratesPhase III trialsUse of temozolomideStandard of careStudy treatment armsImproved OSIII trialsTreatment armsStandard radiotherapyNivolumab