First-line treatment with the anti-PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab (Tecentriq) combined with bevacizumab (Avastin) and platinum-based chemotherapy significantly improved survival in patients with metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer, according to results of the phase III BEATcc trial.
The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 13.7 months with added atezolizumab compared with 10.4 months with the standard bevacizumab plus chemotherapy (HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.49-0.78, P