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Bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy for second-line treatment of HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

SABCS 2009

9 - 13 Sep 2009

Published: 28 Jan 2010

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Prof Adam Brufsky - University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, USA

RIBBON-2: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy for second-line treatment of HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. RIBBON-2 results demonstrated that adding bevacizumab to chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer significantly improved progression-free survival. Official San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium press conference.

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