PURPOSE: The combination of the antiangiogenic antibody bevacizumab with standard chemotherapy has improved the prognosis in patients with metastastic colorectal cancer and other advanced cancers. The role of combined anti-VEGF and chemotherapy in metastastic melanoma is just starting to be elucidated. METHODS: We tested this notion in three patients with advanced and therapy-refractory melanoma. RESULTS: Interestingly, two patients achieved objective regressions after three courses of therapy; the third patient, albeit progressing demonstrated a pronounced liquid necrosis in bulky lymphnode metastasis. CONCLUSION: Further studies are warranted to scrutinize these impressive therapeutic effects on the combination of bevacizumab and chemotherapy in melanoma.
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Terheyden, P., Hofmann, M. A., Weininger, M., Brocker, E. B., & Becker, J. C. (2007). Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody bevacizumab in conjunction with chemotherapy in metastasising melanoma.[Erratum appears in J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2013 Aug;52(8):1034]. Journal of Cancer Research & Clinical Oncology, 133(11), 897–901. Retrieved from http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=med5&AN=17583821
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