Ramucirumab another anti-angiogenic agent for metastatic colorectal cancer in second-line setting—its impact on clinical practice

摘要

The recent FDA approval of ramucirumab (RAISE trial) has added a third agent to our existing armamentarium of angiogenesis inhibitors (bevacizumab and ziv-aflibercept) for the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, which may have some impacts in the current clinic practice.