Preoperative bevacizumab and volumetric recovery after resection of colorectal liver metastases.
Georgios Antonios MargonisStefan BuettnerNikolaos AndreatosKazunari SasakiManijeh Zargham PourAmmar DeshwarJane WangMounes Aliyari GhasebehChristos DamaskosNeda RezaeeTimothy M PawlikChristopher L WolfgangIhab R KamelMatthew J WeissPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
Our findings suggest that preoperative bevacizumab administered along with chemotherapy was associated with enhanced volumetric restoration. Interestingly, this effect was more pronounced among patients who received oxaliplatin-based regimens and bevacizumab compared to those treated with irinotecan-based regimens and bevacizumab.