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Does the Chemotherapy Backbone Impact on the Efficacy of Targeted Agents in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Chan David L, Pavlakis Nick, Shapiro Jeremy, Price Timothy J, Karapetis Christos S, Tebbutt Niall C, Segelov Eva
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IMPORTANCE: The EGFR inhibitors (EGFR-I) cetuximab and panitumumab and the angiogenesis inhibitors (AIs) bevacizumab and aflibercept have demonstrated varying efficacy in mCRC. OBJECTIVE: To document the overall impact of specific chemotherapy regimens on the efficacy of targeted agents in treating patients with mCRC. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched to 2014, supplemented by...
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