Colon Cancer Therapy
Research from University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center has provided new information about colon cancer therapy
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 11th, 2007
New research, "Bevacizumab in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in second- and third-line settings," is the subject of a report. "There are several treatment options for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), including those with disease that has progressed after treatment with chemotherapy. Bevacizumab-containing regimens show good efficacy in patients with previously treated disease," scientists in the United States report.
"Compared with infused 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX-4), overall survival and progression-free survival are significantly longer with FOLFOX-4 in combination with bevacizumab as second-line...
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