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Bevacizumab - it's a monoclonal antibody used in combination with chemotherapy in the treatment of colorectal and lung cancers. And since it's a monoclonal antibody it's very, expensive. To give you an idea it costs roughly $435 per stone of weight (i.e 12 stone person costs $5240) per fortnight (that's about $136,000 a year for a 12 stone person.)
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Avastin is made by Genentech.
What kind of drug is Bevacizumab?
The trade name for Bevacizumab is Avastin. This is used to slow the growth of new blood vessels. It is licensed to treat various cancers including, lung and breast.
What is Avastin used for?
Avastin is indicated for treatment of colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, and glioblastoma multiforme. It is no longer indicated for metastatic breast cancer, as it was shown to be ineffective for that application. Avastin, or Bevacizumab as it is also called, is also used to treat some angiogenesis-related degenerative diseases of the eye including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular edema.
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What is avastin?
Avastin is the latest chemotherapy medicine by Hoffman La Roche as of 2010 after Alimta. It is very expensive medicine for cancer treatment. It can be used with Cisplatin and Gemzar. But still it has very less success rate in 3rd stage of cancer (espacially lungs cancer). I must say that pharmaceutical company should not play with the lives. I mean to say that price should be low so that maximum people can afford it.
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