Abstract
BACKGROUND. The current study evaluated the effect of bevacizumab added to fluoropyrimidine-plus-oxaliplatin (5FU/OX) chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases (CLM) on the pathologic response and nontumorous liver histology. METHODS. A total of 105 consecutive patients treated preoperatively with 5FU/OX chemotherapy with (n = 62) or without (n = 43) bevacizumab were analyzed. The response to chemotherapy was evaluated by pathologic analysis of tumor viability (percentage of viable tumor in relation to tumor surface area). The incidence and grade of hepatic sinusoidal dilation were also investigated. RESULTS. Bevacizumab-containing regimens significantly reduced the degree of tumor viability compared with 5FU/OX-only chemotherapy (32.9% vs 45.3%; P = .02). After stratification according to the magnitude of tumor viability, a higher proportion of patients treated with bevacizumab than without had
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2761-2767 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cancer |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 15 2007 |
Keywords
- Bevacizumab
- Colorectal liver metastases
- Hepatotoxicity
- Oxaliplatin
- Sinusoidal dilatation
- Tumor response
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology