Ramucirumab Safety in East Asian Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Six Global, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Clinical Trials

Purpose: Several ramucirumab trials have reported a higher incidence of selected adverse events (AEs) in East Asian (EA) patients with cancer versus non-EA patients. A meta-analysis was conducted across six completed phase III trials to establish the safety parameters of ramucirumab in EA compared w...

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Main Authors: Chia-Jui Yen, Kei Muro, Tae-Won Kim, Masatoshi Kudo, Jin-Yuan Shih, Keun-Wook Lee, Yee Chao, Sang-We Kim, Kentaro Yamazaki, JooHyuk Sohn, Rebecca Cheng, Yawei Zhang, Polina Binder, Gu Mi, Mauro Orlando, Hyun Cheol Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.17.00227