Addition of bevacizumab to first-line chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, with emphasis on chemotherapy subgroups

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bevacizumab has an important role in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. However, clinical trials studying its effect have involved distinct chemotherapy regimens with divergent results. The aim of this meta-analysi...

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Main Authors: Macedo Ligia, da Costa Lima Andre, Sasse Andre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/89