1/1. Bowel perforation from bevacizumab for the treatment of metastatic colon cancer: incidence, etiology, and management.Avastin (Bevacizumab) is a recently developed monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor that increases survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Bowel perforation is a known risk factor of unknown etiology associated with the use of Avastin. In this report, the incidence, risk factors, typical presentation, and management of patients with this complication is described.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = receptor (Clic here for more details about this article) |