The study has not at this stage shown a clear survival benefit for paxalisib in comparison to historical controls. In terms of PFS, the proportion of patients alive and progression-free at 1 ME Hegi, A-C Desirens, T Gorlia, et al. N Engl J Med (2005); 352:997-1003 six months (PFS6) was 96%, which compares favourably to an historical control of 58%2 . However, the authors note that PFS can be a complex endpoint to interpret in DIPG trials due to the confounding effect of incidental radiological changes associated with radiation therapy.
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