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Bevacizumab—has it reached its final resting place?

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology volume 8, pages195–196(2011)Cite this article

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The recent failure of bevacizumab in the adjuvant setting has forced us to consider what has gone wrong. It is possible that with careful analysis and novel biomarkers, we may not yet have to lay bevacizumab to rest.

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  1. Nuffield Department of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK

    David J. Kerr

  2. Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK

    Annie M. Young

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D. J. Kerr receives honoraria and research support from Roche. A. M. Young declares no competing interests.

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Kerr, D., Young, A. Bevacizumab—has it reached its final resting place?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 8, 195–196 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.32

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