作者: Christopher G. Willett , Dan G. Duda , Emmanuelle di Tomaso , Yves Boucher , Marek Ancukiewicz
关键词: Combination therapy 、 Chemoradiotherapy 、 Bevacizumab 、 Radiation therapy 、 Surgery 、 Urology 、 Neoadjuvant therapy 、 Medicine 、 Colorectal cancer 、 Cancer 、 Fluorouracil
摘要: Purpose To assess the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant bevacizumab with standard chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer explore biomarkers for response. Patients Methods In a phase I/II study, 32 patients received four cycles therapy consisting of: infusion (5 or 10 mg/kg) on day 1 each cycle; fluorouracil (225 mg/m2/24 hours) during 2 to 4; external-beam irradiation (50.4 Gy 28 fractions over 5.5 weeks); surgery 7 weeks after completion all therapies. We measured molecular, cellular, physiologic before treatment, monotherapy, combination therapy. Results Tumors regressed from mass mean size 5 cm (range, 3 12 cm) an ulcer/scar 2.4 0.7 6.0 patients. Histologic examination revealed either no varying numbers scattered cells bed fibrosis at primary site. This treatment resulted actuari...