Bevacizumab: a safe and effective treatment in a patient with advanced colorectal cancer and repeated removal of metastases

Bevacizumab has been shown to be effective combined with chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer, but little information is available about its efficacy and safety in patients who may be candidates for surgery at any time during the disease. The case history of a female p...

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Published inAnti-cancer drugs Vol. 20 Spec No 1; p. S7
Main Authors Castro-Carpeño, Javier de, Moyano, María Sereno, Sáenz, Enrique Casado, Belda-Iniesta, Cristóbal, Batlle, Jaime Feliu, Barón, Manuel González
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.2009
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Summary:Bevacizumab has been shown to be effective combined with chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer, but little information is available about its efficacy and safety in patients who may be candidates for surgery at any time during the disease. The case history of a female patient with colorectal cancer, undergoing surgery for liver metastases and bilateral surgery for lung metastases at different time-points during her disease, is reported. Perioperative bevacizumab administration caused no complications either associated with surgery, in the early postoperative period, or in the subsequent months.
ISSN:1473-5741
DOI:10.1097/01.cad.0000349778.09614.54