Tag: Bevacizumab

Adding Bevacizumab to Chemo May Prolong Survival

May 8, 2017 8:58 pm

Adding bevacizumab to platinum-based chemotherapy may improve survival among women with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a study published in Lancet Oncology.1

Bevacizumab is emerging as an effective strategy as a first-line or maintenance therapy for recurrent ovarian … Read more

Avastin Gains Expanded FDA Approval for Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer

December 8, 2016 7:04 pm

Avastin (bevacizumab) gained an expanded FDA approval to treat patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer as a part of a combination regimen with chemotherapy followed by continued use of the angiogenesis inhibitor, according to the drug developer, Genentech.

The approval … Read more