Survival Benefit May Position Zaltrap To Compete With Avastin In Second-Line CRC
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Full results of the trial will show how Sanofi-Aventis/Regeneron's VEGF Trap performs in patients who have been on Avastin, as well as how the survival advantage stacks up against Avastin.
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