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Original Research

Increased risk of adverse drug events secondary to bevacizumab treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Pages 833-847 | Published online: 04 May 2018

Figures & data

Figure 1 Study flow diagram.

Figure 1 Study flow diagram.

Figure 2 Risk of bias assessment.

Notes: + refers to low risk of bias; ? refers to unclear risk of bias; − refers to high risk of bias.
Figure 2 Risk of bias assessment.

Table 1 Characteristics of the included randomized controlled trials

Figure 3 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of hypertension (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; M–H, Mantel–Haenszel; CI, confidence interval; PLA, placebo; PAC, paclitaxel; BEV, bevacizumab; TRE, trebananib; MOT, motesanib; DOC, docetaxel; anthra, anthracycline; CAP, capecitabine; TAX, taxanes.
Figure 3 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of hypertension (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Figure 4 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of proteinuria (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; M–H, Mantel–Haenszel; CI, confidence interval; DOC, docetaxel; BEV, bevacizumab; PLA, placebo; anthra, anthracycline; CAP, capecitabine; TAX, taxanes.
Figure 4 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of proteinuria (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Figure 5 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of bleeding (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; M–H, Mantel–Haenszel; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available; PLA, placebo; BEV, bevacizumab; PAC, paclitaxel; ONA, onartuzumab; TRE, trebananib; DOC, docetaxel; anthra, anthracycline; CAP, capecitabine; TAX, taxanes.
Figure 5 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of bleeding (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Figure 6 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of cardiac toxicity (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; M–H, Mantel–Haenszel; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available; PAC, paclitaxel; BEV, bevacizumab; MOT, motesanib; PLA, placebo; DOC, docetaxel; anthra, anthracycline; CAP, capecitabine; TAX, taxanes.
Figure 6 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of cardiac toxicity (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Figure 7 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of neutropenic fever (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; M–H, Mantel–Haenszel; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available; DOC, docetaxel; BEV, bevacizumab; PLA, placebo; anthra, anthracycline; CAP, capecitabine; TAX, taxanes.
Figure 7 Forest plot for the meta-analysis of relative risk of neutropenic fever (grade ≥3) with bevacizumab-treated patients.

Table 2 Summary of studies that assessed the correlation between bevacizumab efficacy and incidence of hypertension