A Phase II study of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor radioimmunotherapy in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.

Object: This single-institution Phase II study tests the efficacy of adjuvant radioimmunotherapy with (125)I-labeled anti-epidermal growth factor receptor 425 murine monoclonal antibody ((125)I-mAb 425) in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Methods: A total of 192 patients with GBM were treated with (125)I-mAb 425 over a course of 3 weekly intravenous injections of 1.8 GBq following surgery and radiation therapy.