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Potential Benefits of Bevacizumab Combined With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients With EGFR Mutation.
Clinical lung cancer - 1 May 2020
Tanaka Ichidai, Morise Masahiro, Miyazawa Ayako, Kodama Yuta, Tamiya Yutaro, Gen Soei, Matsui Akira, Hase Tetsunari, Hashimoto Naozumi, Sato Mitsuo, Hasegawa Yoshinori
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BACKGROUND: Oncogenic EGFR signaling has been shown to upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) expression involved in tumor angiogenesis. However, the clinical benefits of bevacizumab plus cytotoxic chemotherapy for EGFR mutation-positive patients remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate VEGFA messenger RNA expression in patients with EGFR mutation, and to further compare the efficacy of...
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