Figures & data
Table 1 Bevacizumab as first-line therapy.
Table 2 Bevacizumab as maintenance therapy
Table 3 Predictive biomarkers for bevacizumab therapy
Table 4 Anti-VEGF versus anti-EGFR therapy in first-line treatment of non-mutated RAS mCRC
Table 5 Anti-VEGF after progression with bevacizumab
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