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    10 indications for bevacizumab, usage and dosage, we summarized!

    • Last Update: 2022-11-05
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    Speaking of bevacizumab, I believe that many clinicians are no strangers, in clinical it is often used with many chemotherapy drugs, and is the "golden partner"
    of a variety of anti-cancer drugs.
    At present, there are many cancers that are benefiting from the treatment of bevacizumab, today oncology Jun will introduce you to the clinical indications and specific usage and dosage of bevacizumab, let's take a look at it ~

    1.
    Domestic medical insurance indications: metastatic colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and recurrent glioblastoma
    .


    1.
    Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)

    • Bevacizumab combined with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer;
    • Dosage: In combination with chemotherapy regimen, 5mg/kg body weight, once every two weeks (5 mg/kg/q2w) or 7.
      5mg/kg body weight, once every 3 weeks (7.
      5mg/kg/q3w);

    • Note: Continue until disease progression or intolerable toxicity
      .

    2.
    Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

    • Bevacizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line treatment of unresectable advanced, metastatic, or recurrent non-squamous NSCLC;


    • Dosage: The recommended dose of bevacizumab is 15mg/kg body weight, administered once every 3 weeks (15 mg/kg/q3w);


    • Note: Bevacizumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for up to 6 cycles, followed by bevacizumab monotherapy until disease progression or intolerable toxicity
      .


    3.
    Recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM)

    • Dosage: The recommended dose of bevacizumab intravenous infusion is 10mg/kg body weight, administered once every two weeks (10mg/kg/q2w);
    • Note: Continue until disease progression or intolerable toxicity
      .

    4.
    First-line treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

    • Dosage: After combining 1200mg with atezolizumab, intravenous infusion of bevacizumab 15 mg/kg, Q3W; After sindilimab 200 mg, intravenous infusion of bevacizumab 15 mg/kg, Q3W;
    • Note: Continue until disease progression or intolerable toxicity
      .

    2.
    Domestic indications: including the four major medical insurance indications and recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer or primary peritoneal cancer, refractory, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer
    .


    5.
    Refractory, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

    • Dosage: Combined with "paclitaxel + cisplatin" or "paclitaxel + topotecan" regimen, the recommended dose is 15 mg/kg, Q3W;
    • Note: Continue until disease progression or intolerable toxicity
      .

    6.
    Recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer or primary peritoneal cancer:

    • Dosage: stage III/IV disease after initial surgical resection: the recommended dose of bevacizumab is 15 mg/kg once, once every 3 weeks (15mg/kg/q3w), combined with "paclitaxel + carboplatin" chemotherapy regimen for up to 6 cycles, followed by bevacizumab 15mg/kg/q3w alone;
    • The total medication time of the drug is up to 22 cycles or continuous medication until disease progression, whichever occurs first;


    3.
    In addition to the indications described above, bevacizumab can also be used in metastatic renal cancer, advanced metastatic breast cancer, radiation brain injury, pleural effusion, and abdominal effusion
    .


    7.
    Metastatic kidney cancer

    • in combination with α-interferon, or PD-1 monoclonal antibody for metastatic renal cancer;
    • Dosage: treatment biweekly regimen: 10mg/kg; 3-week regimen: 7.
      5 mg/kg
      .

    8.
    Advanced metastatic breast cancer

    • in combination with paclitaxel or capecitabine for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer;
    • Dosage: biweekly regimen: 10mg/kg; 3-week regimen: 15 mg/kg
      .

    9.
    Radiation brain injury

    • Dosage: The recommended dose of bevacizumab is 5mg/kg, once every 2 weeks (5mg/kg/q2w), a total of 4 courses; Or bevacizumab 7.
      5mg/kg intravenous drip once, once every 3 weeks, according to the condition of 2~4 courses
      of treatment.

    • It is not suitable for radiation brain injury lesions with bleeding and cystic changes, and should be used with caution in patients with a history of arterial thromboembolism or high risk
      .

    10.
    Pleural effusion, abdominal effusion

    • The addition of bevacizumab thoraucal/peritoneal perfusion to systemic chemotherapy can significantly improve control rates
    • Dosage: The recommended dose is 300mg fixed dose, once every 2 weeks
      .

    4.
    Special dosage instructions


    • Children and adolescents: the safety and efficacy of bevacizumab in children and adolescents is unclear
      .
      However, there are reports of osteonecrosis in other parts other than jaw osteonecrosis in people under 18 years of age using this drug, and this drug is not approved for people under 18 years old;

    • Elderly: dose adjustment
      is not required when applied in elderly people (65 years and older).

    5.
    Management of common adverse reactions of bevacizumab


    (1) Hypertension 1.
    Monitor baseline blood pressure
    before medication.
    For those patients with hypertension prior to treatment, blood pressure should be controlled below 150/100 mmHg before starting bevacizumab; For patients with pre-existing complications of hypertension (such as cerebrovascular accident, nephropathy, etc.
    ), tighter control of blood pressure levels
    may be required.

    2.
    During medication, strengthen blood pressure monitoring
    .
    For those who develop hypertension during treatment or who have exacerbated pre-existing hypertension, blood pressure
    should still be monitored regularly after treatment is stopped.

    3.
    Treatment: if hypertension occurs, conventional antihypertensive drugs are taken according to different situations; If the patient develops moderate hypertension (systolic blood pressure above 160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure above 100 mmHg), anti-angiogenic drugs should be suspended and antihypertensive therapy given until blood pressure returns to pre-treatment levels or is lower than 150/100 mmHg, anti-tumor angiogenic drugs can be resumed; If the patient's hypertension is still uncontrolled after 1 month of treatment or hypertensive crisis occurs, antitumor angiogenic drugs
    should be permanently discontinued.
    Specific to the choice of antihypertensive drugs, except for verapamil, diltiazem, and CYP3A4 inhibitors are contraindicated, other drugs can be used
    routinely.

    (2) Urine protein 1.
    Urine
    routine testing before starting bevacizumab treatment;
    2.
    The urine protein level is ≥2g/24h, and antiangiogenic drug treatment is postponed until the urine protein level returns to <2 g/24 h; </b113> Once proteinuria occurs, the







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    After reading the above clinical application of bevacizumab, I believe you must also sigh that the use of a drug can be so extensive and diverse, and I hope that bevacizumab can be used more in the unknown field of medicine in the future to benefit more patients!


    References:

    [1] Bevacizumab drug insert

    [2] Tang Xinying, Kuang Zemin.
    Expert consensus on blood pressure management in patients with ovarian and cervical cancer treated with bevacizumab": interpretation of 2019 UK expert recommendations.
    Exploration of rational drug use in China, 2020; 1:11-15.

    [3] WU Zhuoqiong,HUANG Jieli,WU Yibo,HONG Xiaotao.
    Clinical effect of bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer[J].
    Chinese and Foreign Medical Research,2022,20(09):24-27.
    )


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