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Antonietta Caputo
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Effectiveness of First-Line Bevacizumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: The Observational Cohort Study GRETA
2018
Background: Scant real-world data exist on the clinical outcomes associated with the use of bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy (B+CT) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The primary objective of the GRETA cohort study was to compare the overall survival (OS) of patients with mCRC treated with first-line B+CT versus chemotherapy (CT) alone, in an Italian clinical practice setting. Materials and Methods: Incident patients with mCRC were identified during the period 2010–2012 from five population-based cancer registries in Italy. Cases were linked to regional health care utilization databases to obtain the entire spectrum of health services provided to each patient. Patients…
The Greta Study: Generating Real-World Evidence about Bevacizumab Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer by Linking Cancer Registries and Healthca…
2017
OBJECTIVES: Based on the results of randomized clinical trials, bevacizumab plus chemotherapy is currently recommended as firstline treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, scant realworld data are available about effectiveness of bevacizumabcontaining therapy used in patients with mCRC in Italy. The GRETA observational cohort study was designed for comparing overall survival (OS) of mCRC patients treated with firstline bevacizumab plus chemotherapy (B+CT), as compared to CT alone, in the realworld setting of Italian clinical practice, by linking cancer registries and healthcare utilization (HCU) databases. METHODS: Incident mCRC patients were identified during the p…