FDA clears Roche/Genentech to market Avastin in ovarian cancer

Roche and its US subsidiary Genentech were given the go-ahead by the FDA on 14 November to market Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy to treat women with platinum-resistant, recurrent ovarian cancer.

Roche and its US subsidiary Genentech were given the go-ahead by the FDA on 14 November to market Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy to treat women with platinum-resistant, recurrent ovarian cancer.

Specifically, Avastin was approved in combination with paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin or topotecan chemotherapy as a treatment for women with...

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