Increased risk of cerebrovascular events in patients with cancer treated with bevacizumab: a meta-analysis.

Arterial ischemia and hemorrhage are associated with bevacizumab, an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor that is widely used to treat many types of cancers. As specific types of arterial ischemia and hemorrhage, cerebrovascular events such as central nervous system (CNS) ischemic events...

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Main Authors: Pei-Yuan Zuo, Xing-Lin Chen, Yu-Wei Liu, Chang-Liang Xiao, Cheng-Yun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4099178?pdf=render