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Colorectal Cancer
Is there any circumstance where you would consider bevacizumab in patients with locally advanced colorectal cancer with rectouterine fistula?
Or is that an absolute contra-indication? What about a stroke 1-2 years prior?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would not. In my mind, a fistula is an absolute contraindication for VEGF inhibitors of all varieties.
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