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Contemporary use of bevacizumab in ovarian cancer.


ABSTRACT: Ovarian cancer remains the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Although standard platinum-based chemotherapy results in high response rates, more than 70% of patients with advanced disease will experience recurrence within 5 years. Therefore, novel treatment strategies to increase primary efficacy, decrease recurrence after primary treatment and improve the response rate for recurrent disease are needed.This review covers antiangiogenesis therapy and the efficacy of bevacizumab as primary treatment and in platinum-sensitive and resistant recurrent disease.The evidence provided from Phase III trials has supported the efficacy of bevacizumab in primary and recurrent ovarian cancer management. Future investigation is needed to improve clinical performance (via biomarkers of efficacy, early discontinuation, additional agents, etc.), as well as, more sensitive tools to assess direct patient impact.

SUBMITTER: Miyake TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3799801 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Contemporary use of bevacizumab in ovarian cancer.

Miyake Takahito M TM   Sood Anil K AK   Coleman Robert L RL  

Expert opinion on biological therapy 20121129 2


<h4>Introduction</h4>Ovarian cancer remains the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Although standard platinum-based chemotherapy results in high response rates, more than 70% of patients with advanced disease will experience recurrence within 5 years. Therefore, novel treatment strategies to increase primary efficacy, decrease recurrence after primary treatment and improve the response rate for recurrent disease are needed.<h4>Areas covered</h4>This review covers antiangiogenesis therapy and th  ...[more]

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