Bevacizumab in the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer: where have we landed?

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Published in Ther Adv Med Oncol on September 01, 2010

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L Y Dirix1, P A Van Dam, A M Prove, P B Vermeulen

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1: Oncology Center, St. Augustinus Hospital, Oosterveldlaan 24, 2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium.

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