Abstract:
Antiangiogenesis therapy is one of the most common anticancer therapies. Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks the binding of the vascular endothelial growth factor to its high-affinity receptors. It is the only antiangiogenic agent approved for the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Many recent studies have attempted to determine the suitable partners of bevacizumab in first-line treatment of NSCLC and evaluate its efficacy and safety as a second-line or beyond and continuous treatment of beyond disease progression in patients with advanced NSCLC. This review summarizes current clinical research about the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in the treatment of advanced NSCLC.