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Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody bevacizumab reduced the risk of anemia associated with chemotherapy-A meta-analysis.
- Source :
- Acta Oncologica; Oct2011, Vol. 50 Issue 7, p997-1005, 9p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Introduction. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may play a role in erythropoiesis. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to determine the effect of the anti-VEGF antibody bevacizumab on anemia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Methods. Databases from PUBMED, the Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conferences until May 2010 were searched to identify relevant studies. Eligible studies included prospective RCTs in which the combination of bevacizumab and chemotherapy was compared with chemotherapy alone. Summary incidence rate, relative risk (RR), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. Results. A total of 6439 patients with a variety of solid tumors were included for analysis from 11 RCTs. Among those patients receiving bevacizumab and chemotherapy, the incidences of all-grade and high-grade (grade 3 and above) anemia were 17.8% (95% CI: 11.1-27.1%) and 2.8% (95% CI: 1.6-5.0%) respectively. In comparison with chemotherapy alone, bevacizumab significantly reduced all-grade (RR, 0.79; 95% CI: 0.66-1.0, p == 0.007) and high-grade anemia (RR, 0.72; 95% CI: 0.57-0.90, p == 0.005). The effect did not vary significantly among bevacizumab doses (p == 0.88), tumor types (p == 0.75) or chemotherapy regimens (p == 0.98). Discussion. Bevacizumab may significantly reduce the risk of anemia with chemotherapy in cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
ANEMIA
CANCER chemotherapy
CONFIDENCE intervals
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL databases
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
MEDLINE
META-analysis
ONLINE information services
RESEARCH funding
TUMORS
SYSTEMATIC reviews
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
RELATIVE medical risk
ENDOTHELIAL growth factors
CHEMICAL inhibitors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0284186X
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Acta Oncologica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65433247
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2011.581689