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Bevacizumab Boosts Treatment Responses in Early Breast Cancer
Bevacizumab Boosts Treatment Responses in Early Breast Cancer
S Worcester
20120025
2012 Jan 25
Elsevier Global Medical News
Bevacizumab Boosts Treatment Responses in Early Breast Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2012 Jan 25, S Worcester
Adding bevacizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer significantly improves pathological complete response, according to preliminary reports from two large randomized clinical trials.The published results are likely to reopen debate over the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision to revoke an indication for bevacizumab (Avastin) in metastatic breast cancer and the use of surrogate end points for survival in breast cancer trials.Findings...