Circulating VEGF and eNOS variations as predictors of outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer patients receiving bevacizumab

Abstract Novel predictive biomarkers are needed to improve patient selection and optimize the use of bevacizumab (B) in metastatic colorectal cancer. We analyzed the potential of five circulating biomarkers to predict B efficacy and monitor response. Peripheral blood samples collected at baseline, a...

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Main Authors: Giorgia Marisi, Emanuela Scarpi, Alessandro Passardi, Oriana Nanni, Angela Ragazzini, Martina Valgiusti, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Luca Maria Neri, Giovanni Luca Frassineti, Dino Amadori, Paola Ulivi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01420-0