Efficacy of bevacizumab plus erlotinib versus erlotinib alone in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of standard first-line chemotherapy (BeTa): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
Herbst RS, Ansari R, Bustin F, Flynn P, Hart L, Otterson GA, Vlahovic G, Soh CH, O'Connor P, Hainsworth J. Efficacy of bevacizumab plus erlotinib versus erlotinib alone in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer after failure of standard first-line chemotherapy (BeTa): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2011, 377: 1846-1854. PMID: 21621716, PMCID: PMC4134127, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60545-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDisease-Free SurvivalDouble-Blind MethodErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolinesSurvival RateVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsPhase 3 trialBevacizumab groupCell lung cancerAdverse eventsOverall survivalRefractory NSCLCPrimary endpointLung cancerControl groupComputer-generated randomisation sequenceGrade 5 adverse eventsStandard first-line chemotherapyCalculation of incidenceEfficacy of bevacizumabArterial thromboembolic eventsFirst-line chemotherapyMedian overall survivalObjective response rateSerious adverse eventsAddition of bevacizumabFirst-line treatmentPhase 1/2 trialProgression-free survivalToxic effect profilesActivity of erlotinib