Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Antiangiogenic Therapy: What Can Be Expected of Bevacizumab?
Herbst RS, Sandler AB. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Antiangiogenic Therapy: What Can Be Expected of Bevacizumab? The Oncologist 2004, 9: 19-26. PMID: 15178812, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.9-suppl_1-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorCarboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapyCell lung cancerPaclitaxel chemotherapyLung cancerAdvanced metastatic non-small cell lung cancerMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerStandard carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapyResponse rateRecent phase II trialCurrent chemotherapy regimensNausea/vomitingAddition of bevacizumabPhase II trialSquamous cell histologySubset of patientsNegative prognostic significancePossible risk factorsGreater response rateMean survival timeEndothelial growth factorMain safety concernsAdjuvant settingNonsquamous histology