Intravitreal administration of bevacizumab in the treatment of choroidal metastasis in a patient with erlotinib-failed pulmonary adenocarcinoma
CL Lai, KS Fan, YH Lee, HC Chen, WH Fan - Lung Cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
CL Lai, KS Fan, YH Lee, HC Chen, WH Fan
Lung Cancer, 2012•ElsevierChoroidal metastasis is uncommon and usually identified in a relatively advanced cancer
status. The median survival after diagnosing choroid metastasis in lung cancer patients was
only 1.9 months. Once failed to systemic treatment, there was no effective local treatment for
saving visual acuity. The off-label use of intravitreal bevacizumab was popular in treating
VEGF-mediated chorioretinal diseases worldwide. We here demonstrate a dramatic and
durable response to intravitreal bevacizumab. Unlike the previous similar reports, our patient …
status. The median survival after diagnosing choroid metastasis in lung cancer patients was
only 1.9 months. Once failed to systemic treatment, there was no effective local treatment for
saving visual acuity. The off-label use of intravitreal bevacizumab was popular in treating
VEGF-mediated chorioretinal diseases worldwide. We here demonstrate a dramatic and
durable response to intravitreal bevacizumab. Unlike the previous similar reports, our patient …
Choroidal metastasis is uncommon and usually identified in a relatively advanced cancer status. The median survival after diagnosing choroid metastasis in lung cancer patients was only 1.9months. Once failed to systemic treatment, there was no effective local treatment for saving visual acuity. The off-label use of intravitreal bevacizumab was popular in treating VEGF-mediated chorioretinal diseases worldwide. We here demonstrate a dramatic and durable response to intravitreal bevacizumab. Unlike the previous similar reports, our patient had failed both first- and second-line therapies.
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