Safety of bevacizumab (B) and erlotinib (E) therapy in patients (pts) with treated brain metastases (mets) in the phase III, placebo (P)-controlled, randomized BeTa trial for pts with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of standard first-line chemotherapy
Otterson G, O’Connor P, Lin M, Herbst R. Safety of bevacizumab (B) and erlotinib (E) therapy in patients (pts) with treated brain metastases (mets) in the phase III, placebo (P)-controlled, randomized BeTa trial for pts with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of standard first-line chemotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: e19025-e19025. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e19025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerBrain metsBrain metastasesAdverse eventsTreatment durationAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapyLung StudyNervous system adverse eventsStandard first-line chemotherapyWhole-brain radiation therapySafety of bevacizumabSubset of ptsCarboplatin/paclitaxelFirst-line chemotherapyMedian treatment durationAcceptable safety profileAdvanced NSCLC patientsBrain radiation therapyFirst-line treatmentNew safety signalsSubset of patientsReceptor-targeted therapy