Table 1.
Bevacizumab-associated venous and arterial thromboembolic risk: meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
Meta-analysis | Year | Patients/number of studies | Tumour subtypes | VTE risk |
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VTE | ||||
Scappaticci et al.6 | 2007 | 1745/5 | mBC, mCRC, NSCLC | RR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.66–1.20; P = 0.44 |
Nalluri et al.7 | 2008 | 7956/15 | mBC, mCRC, NSCLC, RCC, PC, MS |
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Hurwitz et al.8 | 2011 | 6055/10 | mBC, mCRC, NSCLC, RCC, PC, | RR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.66–1.20; P = 0.44 |
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Meta-analysis | Year | Patients/number of studies | Tumour subtypes | ATE risk |
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ATE | ||||
Scappaticci et al.6 | 2007 | 1745/5 | mBC, mCRC, NSCLC | RR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.05–3.75; P = 0.031 |
Ranpura et al.9 | 2010 | 12 611/20 | Advanced solid tumours | RR: 1.44, 95% CI: 1.08–1.91; P = 0.013 |
Schutz et al.10 | 2011 | 13 026/20 | mBC, mCRC, NSCLC, RCC, PC, MS | RR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.11–1.93; P = 0.007 |
mBC, metastatic breast cancer; mCRC, metastatic colorectal carcinoma; MS, mesothelioma; NS, not significant; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; PC, pancreatic cancer; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; RR, risk ratio.
Exposure-adjusted VTE RR.