Clinical potential of bevacizumab in the treatment of metastatic and locally advanced cervical cancer: Current evidence

OncoTargets and Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 751-759

  Jackson, Matthew W ^a   Rusthoven, Chad G ^a   Fisher, Christine M ^a   Schefter, Tracey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cervical cancer; Avastin ; Bevacizumab; Metastatic cervical cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CAPECITABINE; CARBOPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN; PACLITAXEL; PROTEIN P53; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TOPOTECAN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANGIOGENESIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLITIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; OVARY CANCER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS METASTASIS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

EID: 84901320072     PISSN: 11786930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S49429     Document Type: Review

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