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Germline Genetic Variants in TEK, ANGPT1, ANGPT2, MMP9, FGF2 and VEGFA Are Associated with Pathologic Complete Response to Bevacizumab in Breast Cancer Patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Makhoul Issam, Todorova Valentina K, Siegel Eric R, Erickson Stephen W, Dhakal Ishwori, Raj Vinay R, Lee Jeannette Y, Orloff Mohammed S, Griffin Robert J, Henry-Tillman Ronda S, Klimberg Suzanne, Hutchins Laura F, Kadlubar Susan A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously reported improved pathologic complete response (pCR) in a prospective phase II study using neoadjuvant bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy alone in breast cancer patients (41% vs. 25%, p = 0.0291). In this study, we queried germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in angiogenesis-related genes for their impact on pCR and overall survival (OS)....
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