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Bevacizumab Effective With First-Line Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Bevacizumab Effective With First-Line Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
MA Moon
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2012 Jan 4
Elsevier Global Medical News
Bevacizumab Effective With First-Line Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2012 Jan 4, MA Moon
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News ArticleAdding bevacizumab to standard first-line carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy therapy against ovarian cancer prolonged progression-free survival in two separate, complementary, phase III clinical trials reported in the Dec. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Bevacizumab (Avastin) did not interfere with chemotherapy. Although it raised the rate of toxic effects, this did not impair patients’ quality of life in either study. Both trials received industry support.The GOG...