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Genetic predisposition to bevacizumab-induced hypertension.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 2017
Frey Melissa K, Dao Fanny, Olvera Narciso, Konner Jason A, Dickler Maura N, Levine Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody to VEGF, has shown efficacy in ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancer in addition to several other solid tumors. Serious side effects include hypertension, proteinuria, bowel perforation, and thrombosis. We tested the hypothesis that genetic variation in hypertension-associated genes is associated with bevacizumab-induced hypertension (BIH). METHODS: Patients with...
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