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Systematic Review

Dexamethasone in Patients with Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

by
Pierre Scheffler
1,
Christian Fung
1,
Shahan Momjian
2,
Dominik Koessinger
1,
Levin Häni
1,3,
Nicolas Neidert
1,4,
Jakob Straehle
1,
Florian Volz
1,
Oliver Schnell
1,
Jürgen Beck
1 and
Amir El Rahal
1,2,*
1
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
2
Department of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
3
Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
4
Berta-Ottenstein Programme, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79098 Freiburg, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cancers 2024, 16(7), 1393; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16071393
Submission received: 27 February 2024 / Revised: 27 March 2024 / Accepted: 29 March 2024 / Published: 1 April 2024
(This article belongs to the Topic Findings, Insights and Perspectives on Central Nervous System Tumors)
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Abstract

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Simple Summary

Dexamethasone is frequently administered in brain tumor patients for symptomatic relief. However, an increasing number of publications suggests that dexamethasone may lead to worse outcome in patients with glioblastoma. Our study reviews all the published evidence and aggregates the available data in a meta-analysis. We found that dexamethasone indeed significantly reduces overall and progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients, even when accounting for clinical status. Given the potential detrimental association of dexamethasone use on overall survival, its administration to glioblastoma patients should be approached with caution.

Abstract

Objective: Glioblastomas are the most common primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Although modern management strategies have modestly improved overall survival, the prognosis remains dismal, with treatment side effects often impinging on the clinical course. Glioblastomas cause neurological dysfunction by infiltrating CNS tissue and via perifocal oedema formation. The administration of steroids such as dexamethasone is thought to alleviate symptoms by reducing oedema. However, despite its widespread use, the evidence for the administration of dexamethasone is limited and conflicting. Therefore, we aimed to review the current evidence concerning the use and outcomes of dexamethasone in patients with glioblastoma. Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis according to the PRISMA-P guidelines. We performed a restricted search using the keywords “Dexamethasone” and “Glioblastoma” on PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Academic Search Premier. We included studies reporting on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in glioblastoma patients receiving higher or lower dexamethasone doses. The risk of bias was assessed using ROBINS-I. We performed a meta-analysis using a random effects model for OS and PFS. Results: Twenty-two retrospective studies were included. Higher doses of dexamethasone were associated with poorer OS (hazard ratio 1.62, confidence interval 1.40–1.88) and PFS (1.49, 1.23–1.81). OS remained worse even when studies corrected for clinical status (1.52, 1.38–1.67). Conclusion: Despite the widespread use of dexamethasone in glioblastoma patients, its use is correlated with worse long-term outcomes. Consequently, Dexamethasone administration should be restricted to selected symptomatic patients. Future prospective studies are crucial to confirm these findings.

1. Introduction

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the central nervous system (CNS), accounting for 48.6% of tumors, with an estimated incidence of 3.23 per 100,000 persons per year [1]. According to the current WHO classification, glioblastomas are among the most aggressive primary CNS tumors [2]. However, modern treatment strategies have improved the prognosis, with a clinical course often impinged by treatment side effects and cognitive decline. Standard treatment of glioblastomas consists of maximum safe resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy [3]. As a result, the survival rate for glioblastoma patients improved from 3.3 months to a median of 15 months in the past 30 years [4]. Most glioblastomas show rapid growth, with diffuse infiltration into healthy CNS tissue [5]. This growth is frequently associated with perifocal oedema. Although, due to necrosis, neurological function within the center of the tumor is usually irreversibly lost, neurological activity within the surrounding edematous tissue can be temporarily alleviated by reducing oedema.
Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid that was first described in 1958 [6]. Dexamethasone is known for its high glucocorticoid potency, weak mineralocorticoid effects, and long biological half-life. The potent effects of dexamethasone administration on symptoms in brain tumor patients were first described by Galicich et al. [7,8]. Since then, dexamethasone has been widely used in patients with intracranial tumors. Steroids, like dexamethasone, are believed to mitigate the symptoms experienced by intracranial tumor patients owing to their anti-inflammatory properties. These properties facilitate the reduction of perifocal edema and potentially enhance the integrity of the blood–brain barrier. They achieve this through various mechanisms, including acting on the endothelium and exerting a direct influence on the astrocytes surrounding the vessels, consequently diminishing vasogenic perifocal edema. Administration of glucocorticoids may also improve general neurological function by reducing intracranial pressure [9]. Palombi et al. showed that administration of dexamethasone in glioblastoma patients leads to symptomatic improvements, such as a significant reduction in headaches, vomiting, seizures, and focal neurological deficits [10]. Villani et al. demonstrated a 20-point improvement in the Karnofsky Performance Score for 43.8% of patients with grade II–IV gliomas receiving dexamethasone [11].
Nonetheless, glucocorticoids are a class of drugs that affect various organ systems with unwanted side effects. Short-term glucocorticoid administration is generally deemed safe in most patients, even when given in substantial doses, such as in patients with acute worsening of multiple sclerosis [12]. However, long-term administration of high doses of glucocorticoids causes Cushing’s syndrome, which is associated with elevated cardiovascular risk, osteoporosis, and an elevated infection risk due to immunosuppression [13,14].
Although dexamethasone is widely used in patients with cerebral edema, it may not always be beneficial. Administration of dexamethasone was widespread in patients with traumatic brain injury until studies showed that its use was detrimental to outcomes [15]. More specifically, for glioblastoma patients, the use of dexamethasone has raised concerns. Recent findings suggest a potential negative impact on both PFS and OS, pointing towards a correlation with poorer long-term prognoses, making the routine use of this drug in this patient group a subject of careful consideration [16,17,18,19]. As a result, we decided to compile the currently available evidence on the impact of dexamethasone use in glioblastoma patients in a quantitative review.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Search Strategy

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis according to the PRISMA-P guidelines. This review was not prospectively registered. In our meta-analysis, we included studies reporting on the objective outcomes of patients with glioblastomas taking dexamethasone, specifically their overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). For our literature review, we searched the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Academic Search Premier. All the results from all the databases were included up to 1 September 2023. We searched for all publications that included the keywords “dexamethasone” and “glioblastoma”.

2.2. Screening

Two independent reviewers (PS and AER) screened all the abstracts. For the qualitative discussion of the current evidence, we filtered all the publications that reported on the effects of dexamethasone in glioblastoma patients, in glioblastoma animal models, or on glioblastoma cells. For the quantitative part of the review, we selected all the publications that reported on the overall or progression-free survival in patient groups with higher and lower dexamethasone intake and those that provided data that could be used to extract hazard ratios. For studies reporting on the same patient population, the most informative study (either the most recent or the one with the largest population) was selected.

2.3. Data Collection

Data were collected from published reports by one reviewer (PS) and subsequently confirmed by a second reviewer (AER). Data on OS and PFS were extracted for all available studies. Data from the multivariable analysis were extracted from studies that provided both univariable and multivariable analyses. We also extracted all the variables that were part of the multivariable analysis. For Hagan et al. [20], we extracted the data from the model adjusted for preoperative blood glucose. The bias of individual studies was assessed using ROBINS-I [21] by two independent reviewers (PS and AER).

2.4. Analysis

We analyzed the OS and PFS based on the reported hazard ratios (HR) and confidence intervals (CI). Most of the publications reported the effect sizes and variances of the OS and PFS as hazard ratios with a corresponding confidence interval. In one case, the confidence interval was calculated based on a reported standard error. If the publications only reported Kaplan Meier plots, the HR and CI were calculated based on data extracted using Engauge Digitizer. Statistical analysis was performed using the R programming language and its metafor package. A random effects model was used to calculate the average effect size across studies. Separate meta-analyses were performed for all studies reporting OS, all studies reporting PFS, and all studies reporting OS that adjusted for clinical status (by group matching or considering the Karnofsky performance score or ECOG performance status in their multivariable analysis), respectively. Reporting bias was assessed using funnel plots. Plots were created using the funnel function from R’s metafor package. Certainty was assessed according to the GRADE working group’s criteria [22].

3. Results

3.1. Study Selection

Our literature search initially revealed 318 studies quantifying overall and progression-free survival. After screening all the abstracts, 153 studies were retrieved for full review. After the exclusion of ineligible studies, 22 studies were identified for the quantitative review [17,18,20,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40] (Figure 1).

3.2. Study Characteristics

All the studies selected for quantitative review were retrospective analyses of glioblastoma patients receiving different doses of dexamethasone. The characteristics and the quality assessment of these studies are shown in Table 1.

3.3. Risk of Bias in Studies

The risk of bias was determined to be either moderate or serious for all the included studies Table 1. This is mainly because all the included studies were retrospective, with only about half of them adjusting the clinical performance via multivariable analyses or matching despite clinical status being considered a significant confounder for OS and PFS.

3.4. Results for Individual Studies

The hazard ratios and confidence intervals for all the studies are reported in Figure 2 and Figure 3. All the studies reported either no effect or a significantly negative effect of dexamethasone intake on both overall and progression-free survival. No studies showed a positive effect of dexamethasone intake on OS or PFS. Mistry et al. also reported that higher doses of dexamethasone had a worse effect than medium or low doses [36].

3.5. Results of Syntheses

The results for aggregate OS and PFS are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3. Administration of dexamethasone had a possible significant negative impact on both OS (hazard ratio 1.62, confidence interval 1.40–1.88) and PFS (HR 1.49, CI 1.23–1.81) in glioblastoma patients. In addition, overall survival remained significantly worse, even when the studies corrected for clinical status.
As we aimed to interrogate whether clinical status is a major confounder for survival in glioblastoma patients receiving dexamethasone, we also performed an aggregate analysis for overall survival, including only studies accounting for either the Karnofsky performance score or ECOG through matching or multivariable analysis. The results are shown in Figure 4. Even after accounting for clinical performance, dexamethasone intake had a negative impact on overall survival (HR 1.52, CI 1.38–1.67).

3.6. Reporting Biases

To assess the risk of bias in our study selection, we compared the study results using a funnel plot for OS and PFS (Figure 5a,b). Despite the funnel plots showing some outliers, no systematic bias could be visually perceived in the plots.

3.7. Certainty of Evidence

Due to the retrospective observational nature and limited patient population of all the included studies, the overall certainty of evidence for the effect of dexamethasone on OS and PFS in patients with glioblastomas according to the GRADE criteria is low.

4. Discussion

Studies have shown that dexamethasone reduces perifocal edema in glioblastoma patients [7] and dexamethasone significantly reduces symptoms in glioblastoma patients [10,11]. Despite the widespread use of dexamethasone in glioblastoma patients, the association of dexamethasone with overall and progression-free survival is overwhelmingly negative. There are several potential explanations for this effect. First and foremost, glucocorticoids may interfere with any immunomodulatory treatments [31,41], as well as radiation and chemotherapy [18,23,29,32,42]. In addition, dexamethasone and other glucocorticoids are immunosuppressors. As a result, the administration of dexamethasone can lead to increased infectious complications [14,43].
Glucocorticoids also lead to impaired glucose tolerance. Hyperglycemia has been shown to be an independent risk factor for overall and progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients [17,25]. Although the exact mechanisms still remain to be elucidated, one possible explanation is the Warburg effect, which proposes that tumors meet their energy needs mainly through anaerobic glycolysis [44]. In vitro, unlike human astrocytes, glioblastoma cells were shown to undergo apoptosis upon glucose withdrawal [45]. Other detrimental effects of hyperglycemia, such as an increased risk of infection, may also contribute to its negative impact on survival [46].
Preclinical studies have investigated possible mechanisms through which dexamethasone might impair survival in glioblastoma patients. Experimental models have shown that dexamethasone increases invasiveness, tumor proliferation, and angiogenesis [47]. Dexamethasone also reduces temozolomide-mediated apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells [48,49,50], possibly through O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) upregulation, which results in an increased temozolomide resistance [51,52]. Interestingly, some preclinical studies have found that dexamethasone can also reduce glioblastoma invasiveness through various mechanisms [53,54,55,56,57].
While evidence is limited, studies indicate that the overall dose of dexamethasone applied matters. Mistry et al. showed that the higher the dose of dexamethasone received, the worse the survival, with a continuously increasing hazard ratio at cumulative doses between 30 and 512 mg within the first 3 postoperative weeks after glioblastoma resection. Patients with a cumulative postoperative dose below 75 mg had a median survival of 441 days, whereas patients who received more than 300 mg had a median survival of 183 days [36]. This dose-dependent effect may also explain the outliers we see in the funnel plots of our meta-analysis. The included studies use various cutoffs between groups with high and low dexamethasone dosing, resulting in a variety of hazard ratios even in studies with a large patient population. We aimed to account for this by using a random effects model for our analysis. Our model accounts for the large variations in dexamethasone dosing that occur in everyday clinical practice. Therefore, the aggregate hazard ratio is harder to interpret but still supports the conclusion that the administration of dexamethasone might reduce survival.
Our findings may also be affected by several different types of bias. The negative effect of dexamethasone that we show could be exacerbated by publication bias. Although the funnel plot analysis shows no significant skew, its interpretability is reduced due to the significant differences between individual study protocols. Therefore, the contribution of publication bias to our results cannot be definitely excluded. Our analysis may also be affected by confounding variables. One possible explanation for the detrimental effect of dexamethasone is that patients with worse clinical statuses and more advanced diseases with worse outcomes will receive higher doses of dexamethasone. Most guidelines suggest only administering dexamethasone in symptomatic patients and adjusting the dose according to the patient’s symptoms, and a stable or increasing corticosteroid dose is necessary for defining progressive disease in gliomas according to RANO criteria in many cases [58]. Ideally, a prospective randomized trial could determine the effect of dexamethasone on survival in glioblastoma patients. One such review has already been launched and should be completed by 2026 under the “Restrictive Use of Dexamethasone in Glioblastoma (RESDEX)” project. However, retrospective studies have already tried to account for symptom differences through multivariable analyses. Our aggregate analysis of these studies showed that dexamethasone still negatively impacts survival, independent of patient’s symptoms. Mistry et al. also used matched control groups for the Karnofsky performance score and other potential confounders such as tumor size [36]. Despite matched groups, the administration of dexamethasone still significantly decreased OS and PFS.
Given the potential detrimental association of dexamethasone use on survival, careful consideration must be given before administering dexamethasone to glioblastoma patients. As the only proven benefit of dexamethasone is the reduction of symptoms, we believe that dexamethasone should not be administered in asymptomatic patients or with a restrictive regimen. Even in symptomatic patients, alternative specific treatments may be similarly effective without affecting survival. Headaches and nausea may be treated with analgesics and antiemetics. Several non-steroidal drugs and drug combinations are also being investigated as possible edema-reducing, glucocorticoid-sparing agents, such as bevacizumab [59] and a combination of spironolactone, ecallantide, and clotrimazole [60]. However, one should consider that the use of drugs like bevacizumab is constrained due to potential complications related to wound healing. Specifically, its administration must be discontinued at least 28 days pre- and post-surgery, which can limit its daily use [61,62]. As for the postoperative period, the current high costs associated with bevacizumab may render it limited for routine use in managing symptomatic patients. However, this might change in the future.

5. Limitations

As a meta-analysis, our study is limited by the quality of the underlying studies. All the included studies were retrospective. As a result, there was a significant potential for selection bias, confounding variables, and other sources of bias that may have affected the validity of the results. Additionally, the studies included in the analysis showed considerable heterogeneity in their methods used for measuring dexamethasone exposure and their cutoffs for defining high and low dexamethasone doses, which reduces the interpretability of our results and the effect sizes in our analysis. Despite these limitations, until the publication of prospective trials, a systematic review of these publications represents the highest quality of evidence currently available concerning the use of dexamethasone in glioblastoma patients.

6. Conclusions

Given the potential detrimental association of dexamethasone use on overall survival, its administration to glioblastoma patients should be approached with caution. As the only proven benefit of dexamethasone is the reduction of symptoms, we believe that dexamethasone should not be administered in asymptomatic patients or with a restrictive regimen and only after carefully weighing the expected symptomatic improvement against the worsened prognosis. Nevertheless, this recommendation may be subject to change as future prospective studies emerge.

Author Contributions

Study design: A.E.R., P.S. and J.B.; data acquisition: P.S., A.E.R., O.S., C.F. and J.B. (provided infrastructure); data analysis: P.S. and A.E.R.; manuscript writing: A.E.R., P.S., S.M., D.K., L.H., C.F., O.S. and J.B., with contributions from all authors. Manuscript corrections: contributions of all authors. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Data Availability Statement

The authors will make the raw data supporting this article’s conclusions available upon request.

Acknowledgments

A.E.R. received a scholarship grant from the Michel et André Bouriez Foundation.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. PRISMA-P flowchart detailing the study selection process. Of the 331 studies quantifying OS and PFS, 154 were retrieved for full review. After the exclusion of ineligible studies, 22 studies remained for the quantitative review.
Figure 1. PRISMA-P flowchart detailing the study selection process. Of the 331 studies quantifying OS and PFS, 154 were retrieved for full review. After the exclusion of ineligible studies, 22 studies remained for the quantitative review.
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Figure 2. Forest plot showing all studies reporting overall survival. Administration of dexamethasone had a significant negative impact on OS (hazard ratio 1.62, confidence interval 1.40–1.88) No studies showed a positive effect of dexamethasone intake on OS or PFS.
Figure 2. Forest plot showing all studies reporting overall survival. Administration of dexamethasone had a significant negative impact on OS (hazard ratio 1.62, confidence interval 1.40–1.88) No studies showed a positive effect of dexamethasone intake on OS or PFS.
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Figure 3. Forest plot showing all studies reporting progression-free survival. Administration of dexamethasone was correlated with worse PFS (HR 1.49, CI 1.23–1.81) in glioblastoma patients.
Figure 3. Forest plot showing all studies reporting progression-free survival. Administration of dexamethasone was correlated with worse PFS (HR 1.49, CI 1.23–1.81) in glioblastoma patients.
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Figure 4. Forest plot showing all studies reporting overall survival that corrected for clinical status, as determined by the Karnofsky performance score or ECOG.
Figure 4. Forest plot showing all studies reporting overall survival that corrected for clinical status, as determined by the Karnofsky performance score or ECOG.
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Figure 5. Funnel plots for all studies reporting on overall survival (a) and progression-free survival (b).
Figure 5. Funnel plots for all studies reporting on overall survival (a) and progression-free survival (b).
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Table 1. Details about all the studies included in this review. Abbreviations: PMID–PubMed ID, OS–overall survival, PFS–progression-free survival, KPS–Karnofsky performance score, IDH–IDH mutation status, MGMT–MGMT mutation status, ECOG–ECOG performance status, EOR–extent of resection, BMI–body mass index, RT–radiotherapy, ASA–ASA score, Charlson CI–Charlson comorbidity index, FMI–functional measure of independence.
Table 1. Details about all the studies included in this review. Abbreviations: PMID–PubMed ID, OS–overall survival, PFS–progression-free survival, KPS–Karnofsky performance score, IDH–IDH mutation status, MGMT–MGMT mutation status, ECOG–ECOG performance status, EOR–extent of resection, BMI–body mass index, RT–radiotherapy, ASA–ASA score, Charlson CI–Charlson comorbidity index, FMI–functional measure of independence.
First AuthorYearPMIDGroupsn (Patients)Survival DataDexamethasone DosingAdjusted VariablesROBINS-I Risk of Bias Assessment
Liu EK202336382106 89OSTime-weighted dexamethasone dose (mg/day) Age, KPS, MGMT, blood glucose, methylation subclass, subclass glucose interactionModerate
McManus EJ202235096403 170OSMore or less than 10 mg/dNoneSerious
Mistry AM202134594571 360OSMore or less than 200 mg total in first 3 postoperative weeksAge, KPS, IDH, MGMT, temozolomide, RT, tumor volume, EOR, blood glucoseModerate
Garrett C202134138894 87OS and PFSDaily dexamethasone or notNone for OS, age, ECOG, gender, BMI, IDH, temozolomide, previous surgery, EOR for PFSModerate
Aldaz P202133478100 285OS and PFSDexamethasone yes or no postoperativelyNoneSerious
Iorgulescu JB202133239433 181OSLow (1 and 2.5 mg/kg/d) or high (10 mg/kg/d) dosesAge, KPS, MGMT, tumor volume, EORModerate
Nayak L202133199490Cohorts A and B80OSAny vs. no baseline dexamethasone use in patients with recurrent glioblastomaNoneSerious
Lee C202032648384 125OSMore or less than 2 mg/d after initiation of radiochemotharapyAge, sex, ECOG, EORModerate
Lewitzki V201931831026 152OSAny vs. no dexamethasone during radiotherapyMGMT, recurrence, salvage therapySerious
Chiocca EA201931413142 31OSMore or less than 20 mg within 2 weeks postoperatively after recurrent resectionNoneSerious
Hui CY201930864102 319OS and PFSMore or less than 4 mg/d during radiochemotherapyAge, KPS, sex, race, EOR, MGMT, RTModerate
Dubinski D201829349612 113OS and PFS12 mg dexamethasone vs. none preoperativelyNoneSerious
Díez Valle R201829107723 131OSDexamethasone yes or no at 2 months postoperativelyAge, sex, KPS, MGMT, EOR, time to surgeryModerate
Hagan K201627438798 162OS and PFSDexamethasone yes or no preoperativelyAge, ASA, blood glucoseSerious
Bhavsar S201627396375 841OS and PFSDexamethasone yes or no perioperativelyAge, BMI, sex, ASA, Charlson CIModerate
Shields LB201526520780 73OSDexamethasone yes or no during radiotherapyNoneSerious
Wong ET201526125449TTF therapy and BPC chemotherapy35OSDexamethasone over or less than 4.1 mg/d in recurrent glioblastomaNoneSerious
Tieu MT201526015297Derivation and validation sets359OSMean TWM dexamethasone dose per mg during radiotherapyAge, ECOG, blood glucose, BMI, EORModerate
Derr RL200919139429 191OSMean daily dexamethasone
dose per 10 mg/d		Age, KPS, blood glucoseModerate
Tang V200818500499 18OSMore or less than 8 mg/d upon admission in rehabilitationFMISerious
Odrazka K200314628127 85OSMore or less than 2 mg/d before radiotherapyAge, ECOG, EORModerate
Gundersen S19969073058 495OSDexamethasone yes or no on admissionKPS, age, resectionModerate
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