When was avastin launched

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The best selling biotechnology drugs of the next biosimilars targets. Avastin was first approved in for treatment of advanced colon cancer and has been approved since for advanced lung , kidney and brain glioblastoma cancers Avastin was approved for metastatic breast cancer in under the accelerated approval program. Under the accelerated approval program, a drug may be approved based on results of clinical data that suggest the drug has an important clinical benefit.

However, additional information is needed to confirm the data. The FDA has proposed withdrawing Avastin's indication to treat women with metastatic breast cancer. The agency is making this announcement after deciding there is not enough evidence that the drug is safe and effective for this one indication.

The announcement will not have any immediate effect on the approval of Avastin to treat metastatic breast cancer and there will be no change to product labeling. Spanish About Chemocare. What Avastin Is Used For: Treatment of metastatic colon or rectal cancer, used as part of a combination chemotherapy regimen. Treatment for non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer.

Treatment of metastatic breast cancer used as part of a combination chemotherapy regimen. Treatment of glioblastoma GBM.

Treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The first dose is given over 90 minutes. The infusion time can eventually be shortened to 30 minutes if well-tolerated. The amount of avastin that you will receive depends on many factors, including your height and weight, your general health or other health problems, and the type of cancer or condition being treated.

Your doctor will determine your dose and schedule. Side Effects of Avastin: Important things to remember about the side effects of avastin: Most people do not experience all of the side effects listed. Side effects are often predictable in terms of their onset and duration.

Side effects are almost always reversible and will go away after treatment is complete. There are many options to help minimize or prevent side effects. There is no relationship between the presence or severity of side effects and the effectiveness of the medication. There is no data as to the frequency of adverse reactions that may be attributed to avastin alone.

In clinical studies avastin was used in combination with other chemotherapy medications. This can put you at increased risk for infection. This syndrome is caused by damage to the glomeruli tiny blood vessels in the kidney that filter waste and excess water from the blood and send them to the bladder as urine. Congestive heart failure in patients who have received prior treatment with anthracycline based chemotherapy, or radiation therapy to the chest wall. Delayed effects: Based on animal studies, avastin may disrupt normal menstrual cycles and impair fertility by several effects.

Some parameters do not recover completely, or recover very slowly following discontinuation of the drug. When to contact your doctor or health care provider: Contact your health care provider immediately , day or night, if you should experience any of the following symptoms: Fever of Contact your health care provider within 24 hours of noticing any of the following: Swelling of the feet or ankles.

Sudden weight gain. Abdominal pain Nausea interferes with ability to eat and unrelieved with prescribed medication. Vomiting vomiting more than times in a 24 hour period. Diarrhea episodes in a hour period. Constipation unrelieved by laxative use. Coughing up blood.