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Would you use bevacizumab in a metastatic RAS-mutant colon cancer, if the patient had a colon perforation that was resected?
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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic
The risk for bevacizumab-related bowel perforation has been reported and evaluated in multiple studies. The absolute number is a quick low.
Here is one of the largest studies with 1,953 colorectal cancer patients who had bevacizumab treatment with median follow up of 20.1 months. Among the 1,953 pat...