Bevacizumab-induced hypertension is a well-documented side effect, and some reports have suggested this occurrence to be related to treatment outcome in other cancers.
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Bevacizumab-Induced Hypertension Indicative of Better Survival in Glioblastoma
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When compared to normotensive patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), individuals who developed bevacizumab-induced hypertension experienced increased progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), according to an article published online in Cancer.
In this study, 82 patients with recurrent GBM were identified as being treated using bevacizumab within the Emory Healthcare system from 2007 through 2012. Of the 82 patients, 30 developed bevacizumab-induced hypertension. The patients were categorized as normotensive or hypertensive based on if their hypertension was drug-induced.
Results showed that the median follow-up period was 19.7 months and the median time to the development of drug-induced hypertension was 21 days.
Furthermore, the median PFS was 2.5 months (95% CI: 1.6, 3.0) for the normotensive group and 6.7 months (95% CI: 4.6, 10.0) for the hypertensive group (PP<0.001).
The study suggests that drug-induced hypertension resulting from treatment with bevacizumab may be a physiologic marker of outcome in individuals with recurrent GBM.
The patients with bevacizumab-induced hypertension displayed greater PFS and OS compared with normotensive patients.
