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. 2009 Feb 18;2:1–15.

Table 4.

Adverse events in selected trial of bevacizumab in colorectal cancer

Kabbinavar 200347 Hurwitz 20049 Kabbinavar 200557 AVIRI 200852 TREE 254 ECOG 320056 Saltz 200855 First BEAT60 BRITE (long term f/u)96,97,101,102
BV 5 mg/kg BV 10 mg/kg BV 5 mg/kg BV 5 mg/kg Irinotecan + LV + 5-FU + BV 5 mg/kg FOLFOX + BV 5 mg/kg bFOL + BV 5 mg/kg CapOX + BV 5 mg/kg FOLFOX4 + BV 10 mg/kg BV 10 mg/kg BV 7.5 mg/kg + FOLFOX4 or XELOX FOLFOX/FOLFIRI/XELOX/5FU/Cap + BV 5–7.5 mg/kg
HTN – any grade (%) 11 28 22.4 32 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 29.9 27.5
Grade 3 or 4 HTN (%) 8.6 25 11 16 3.8 5.82 6.2 7.3 4 5.3 NR
Proteinuria – any grade (%) 22.8 28.1 26.5 38 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 10.4 NR
Grade 3 or 4 Proteinuria (%) NR NR 0.8/0 1/0 NR 0.89 0.7 0 <1 1.1 NR
ATE (%) 2.85 6.25 NR 10 4.3 0 0 5.55 NS 2 1.5 2
Grade 3 or 4 bleeding (%) 0 9.4 3.1 5 3.8 3 0 0 3.4 2.1 2 3.4 2.5
GI perforation (%) NR NR 1.5 2 NR 2.24 1.04 1.04 <1 1.8 2
Wound healing (%) NR NR NR NR NR 1.34 NR NR <1 1.1 3.7

Abbreviations: HTN, hypertension; ATE, arterial thrombo embolic events; GI, gastrointestinal; NR, not reported, NS, non-significant; BV, bevacizumab.