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The effect of anti-angiogenic agents on overall survival in metastatic oesophago-gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

David L ChanKatrin M SjoquistDavid GoldsteinTimothy J PriceAndrew J MartinYung-Jue BangYoon-Koo KangNick Pavlakis
Published in: PloS one (2017)
The addition of AAs to standard therapy in mOGC improves OS. Improved efficacy was only observed in 2nd- or 3rd-line setting and not in 1st-line setting. Consistent OS benefit was present across all geographical regions. This benefit is at the expense of increased overall toxicity.
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