How do you choose between adjuvant PCV vs temozolomide in high risk oligodendroglioma with IDH mutation and 1p/19q co deletion ?

Topics: Neuro-Oncology • Medical Oncology • Neurology

NCCN lists PCV as category 1 (and now with analysis in Abstract 2002 from ASCO 2019 showing benefit in IDH mutated), and temozolomide as 2B, yet temozolomide is commonly used in practice.

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

In our practice, we typically offer procarbazine/lomustine (with or without vincristine) to all patients with high risk oligodendroglioma, IDH mutated, 1p/19q codeleted. Temozolomide based on the Stupp regimen is used as an alternative when there are specific concerns for PCV related toxicity or str...

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Radiation Oncologist at Center for Neurosciences
@Sani H. Kizilbash - Thank you for this reply. Do ...

Medical Oncologist at Mayo Clinic
Not yet. Accrual is still incomplete. So, CODEL is...

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