Article
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A c.*237C>T polymorphism is associated with bevacizumab efficacy and related hypertension in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Apr 2015
Sibertin-Blanc Camille, Mancini Julien, Fabre Aurélie, Lagarde Arnaud, Del Grande Jean, Levy Nicolas, Seitz Jean-François, Olschwang Sylviane, Dahan Laetitia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: No predictive marker has been yet identified for bevacizumab which is widely used in metastatic colorectal cancer. AIMS: Evaluate impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms involved in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor pathway on efficacy and tolerance of bevacizumab. METHODS: We retrospectively included patients who were treated with bevacizumab-based chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer,...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Bevacizumab
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Disease-Free Survival
