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Main pulmonary artery enlargement during bevacizumab therapy in KRAS-mutant metastatic colon cancer.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 17 Sept 2026
Ozbay Mehmet Fatih, Atlım Fikret, Vurgun Sertac, Hunur Mehmet, Keven Ayse, Sahin Eren, Göksu Sema Sezgin, Karaca Mustafa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), is a cornerstone of metastatic colorectal cancer treatment. While systemic hypertension is a recognized complication of VEGF pathway inhibition, the effects of bevacizumab on the pulmonary vasculature remain poorly characterized, and the only longitudinal CT data to date derive from hepatocellular carcinoma patients...
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- Humans
- Bevacizumab
- Male
- Pulmonary Artery
- Retrospective Studies
- Female
