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Rectovaginal fistula in a cervical cancer patient treated with sequential radiotherapy and bevacizumab: A dose-volume analysis.

Kento TomizawaKen AndoHirofumi ShimadaTakuya KaminumaKazutoshi MurataTakahiro OikeTatsuya Ohno
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor that exerts antitumor effect by preventing tumor angiogenesis. Gastrointestinal fistula is a common side effect of bevacizumab in combination with radiotherapy. This case of rectovaginal fistula indicates that the side effect may be unpredictable by the conventional dose-volume parameters for the rectum.
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