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Kothari, Shawn

A5112586390 | I79576946

Mayo Clinic

University of Pennsylvania

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Glioblastoma Clinical Trials: Current Landscape and Opportunities for Improvement

Clinical Cancer Research | September 24, 2021 | Volume: 28 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 594-602

10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-2750 | PMID 34561269

Abstract Therapeutic advances for glioblastoma have been minimal over the past 2 decades. In light of the multitude of recent phase III trials that have failed to meet their primary endpoints following promising preclinical and early-phase programs, a Society for Neuro-Oncology Think Tank was held in November 2020 to prioritize areas for improvement in the conduct of glioblastoma clinical trials. Here, we review the literature, identify challenges related to clinical trial eligibility criteria and trial design in glioblastoma, and provide recommendations from the Think Tank. In addition, we provide a data-driven context with which to frame this discussion by analyzing key study design features of adult glioblastoma clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov as “recruiting” or “not yet recruiting” as of February 2021.