Treating Elderly Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

D Riseberg - Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
As the overall population ages, the proportion of elderly patients (aged≥ 65 years) with
breast cancer also increases. Studies have shown that elderly patients with hormone …

Safety and efficacy of single-agent bevacizumab-containing therapy in elderly patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: Subgroup analysis of the …

R Sorio, C Roemer-Becuwe, F Hilpert, E Gibbs… - Gynecologic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The AURELIA trial demonstrated significantly improved progression-free
survival (PFS) with bevacizumab added to chemotherapy for platinum-resistant ovarian …

Efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: results from the Czech population-based registry

L Slavicek, T Pavlik, J Tomasek, Z Bortlicek… - BMC …, 2014 - Springer
Background Patients aged 65 years and older represent the majority of patients with
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, this patient population is often …

Genetic Variants of ANGPT1, CD39, FGF2 and MMP9 Linked to Clinical Outcome of Bevacizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

M Gaibar, M Galán, A Romero-Lorca, B Antón… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis pathway genes show substantial genetic variability causing inter-individual
differences in responses to anti-angiogenic drugs. We examined 20 single nucleotide …

A perspective on the current management of advanced colorectal cancer

M Casagrande, C Cremolini, F Loupakis… - Future Oncology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Although the median survival of patients with advanced disease has progressively
increased, colorectal cancer remains a major worldwide health problem, with approximately …

[HTML][HTML] Angiogenic inhibitors for older patients with advanced colorectal cancer: Does the age hold the stage?

G Aprile, C Fontanella, ES Lutrino… - World Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although major progress has been achieved in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer
(CRC) with the employment of antiangiogenic agents, several questions remain on the use …

Bevacizumab and first-line chemotherapy for older patients with advanced colorectal cancer: final results of a community-based observational Italian study

SE Lutrino, F Bergamo, M Schirripa, G Rosati… - Anticancer …, 2015 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background: Although the efficacy and safety of combining first-line chemotherapy with
bevacizumab in elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is supported by the results of a …

Targeted therapies in the management of ovarian cancer: a focus on older patients

C Lum, CB Steer - Drugs & Aging, 2017 - Springer
Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynaecological malignancies and one of the
leading causes of cancer mortality in women. The standard of care for ovarian cancer is …

An update on the management of metastatic colorectal cancer in the elderly

G Rosati, G Aprile, E Poletto, A Avallone - Colorectal Cancer, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The availability of new chemotherapeutic and targeted agents has changed the life
expectancy of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer thanks to the possibility of …

Bevacizumab and osteonecrosis of the jaw: report of a case and review of the literature

M Lazaridou, V Gkalitsiou, D Maloutas… - Hellen Arch Oral …, 2014 - haomsjournal.org
Osteonecrosis of the jaws is a severe bone disease. Until recently bisphosphonates were
the most common cause of drug-induced osteonecrosis of the jaws. Nowadays other drugs …