| Literature DB >> 26548757 |
Giandomenico Roviello1, Daniele Generali.
Abstract
It was estimated that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for about one Sixth of all lung cancer cases. Patients with SCLC are usually diagnosed in advanced stage of disease. Unfortunately at this stage, prognosis is very poor. Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody against VEGF, which inhibits the angiogenesis in malignant tumors. Although Bevacizumab has been approved for firstline use in advanced non-SCLC, the first report has been available for its use in SCLC. In this review, we summarized all available data on the use of Bev in SCLC patients. Finally, future directions are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26548757 DOI: 10.2174/1568009616666151106120716
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Cancer Drug Targets ISSN: 1568-0096 Impact factor: 3.428