Review Article

The Safety and Effectiveness of Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

StudiesYearInterventionNumber (case/control)Type of study
Experimental groupControl group

Cortot et al.2020Bevacizumab+paclitaxelDocetaxel111/55RCT
Kitagawa et al.2019Bevacizumab+gefitinibGefitinib6/10RCT
Fukuda et al.2019Bevacizumab+pemetrexedPemetrexed20/20RCT
Saito et al.2019Bevacizumab+erlotinibErlotinib114/114RCT
Karayama et al.2016Bevacizumab+pemetrexedPemetrexed55/55RCT
Seto et al.2014Bevacizumab+erlotinibErlotinib77/77RCT
Niho et al.2012Bevacizumab+carboplatin+paclitaxelCarboplatin+paclitaxel121/59RCT
Reck et al.2010Bevacizumab 7.5 mg/kg+cisplatin+gemcitabinePlacebo+cisplatin+gemcitabine345/347RCT
Reck et al.2009Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg+cisplatin+gemcitabinePlacebo+cisplatin+gemcitabine351/347RCT
Sandler et al.2006Bevacizumab+paclitaxel+carboplatinPaclitaxel+carboplatin417/433RCT

RCT: randomized controlled trial.