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Chemotherapy, bevacizumab, and cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer.
The New England journal of medicine - 5 Feb 2009
Tol Jolien, Koopman Miriam, Cats Annemieke, Rodenburg Cees J, Creemers Geert J M, Schrama Jolanda G, Erdkamp Frans L G, Vos Allert H, van Groeningen Cees J, Sinnige Harm A M, Richel Dirk J, Voest Emile E, Dijkstra Jeroen R, Vink-Börger Marianne E, Antonini Ninja F, Mol Linda, van Krieken Johan H J M, Dalesio Otilia, Punt Cornelis J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy plus the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody bevacizumab is standard first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. We studied the effect of adding the anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody cetuximab to a combination of capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer. METHODS: We randomly...
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