Cipla ties up with Roche to sell 2 cancer drugs in India
The pharma major will distribute Tocilizumab and Syndyma -- the second brand of Roche's cancer therapy bevacizumab -- in India. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 27, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Anti-VEGF Agents Improve Vision Despite Ongoing Diabetic Macular Edema Anti-VEGF Agents Improve Vision Despite Ongoing Diabetic Macular Edema
In patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), aflibercept and ranibizumab are more effective than bevacizumab in preventing disease persistence, but each drug can lead to substantial gains in vision, according to a post hoc analysis of a randomized trial.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - February 14, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Two Anti-VEGF Agents Shine in DME Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Bevacizumab lags in three-way comparison (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 13, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Combo Bests Targeted Agent in mRCC
(MedPage Today) -- Improved PFS with first-line atezolizumab and bevacizumab pairing (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 7, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Phase III IMmotion151 study showed Roche's TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 26 percent in certain people with advanced kidney cancer
Roche today announced results from the positive Phase III IMmotion151 study of TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) as a first-line treatment for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). (Source: Roche Media News)
Source: Roche Media News - February 6, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Phase III IMmotion151 study showed Roche's TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 26 percent in certain people with advanced kidney cancer
Roche today announced results from the positive Phase III IMmotion151 study of TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) as a first-line treatment for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). (Source: Roche Investor Update)
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 6, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Phase III IMmotion151 study showed Roche's TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 26 percent in certain people with advanced kidney cancer
Roche today announced results from the positive Phase III IMmotion151 study of TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) as a first-line treatment for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). (Source: Roche Media News)
Source: Roche Media News - February 6, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Phase III IMmotion151 study showed Roche's TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 26 percent in certain people with advanced kidney cancer
Roche today announced results from the positive Phase III IMmotion151 study of TECENTRIQ ® (atezolizumab) and Avastin® (bevacizumab) as a first-line treatment for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). (Source: Roche Investor Update)
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 6, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Support for Upfront Immunotherapy in Advanced Renal Cell Cancer Support for Upfront Immunotherapy in Advanced Renal Cell Cancer
Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab improves progression-free survival with greater tolerability than standard sunitinib in advanced kidney cancer in a randomized controlled trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
IV Bevacizumab Effective for Severe HHT - Related Bleeding
Drop in RBC transfusion requirements, epistaxis severity in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - February 5, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
New and highly sensitive ELISA technique for bioanalysis of bevacizumab
(Bentham Science Publishers) Bevacizumab is an anti-growth factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody, it is the antiangiogenic agent at the most advanced stage of development in the treatment of NSCLC.This drug was selected because of its inter individual differences in clinical response, its therapeutic importance in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Bevacizumab dramatically improves severe hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) associated bleeding
(Elsevier) Patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) with severe bleeding, who were treated with intravenous bevacizumab, reported a marked reduction in nose bleeds and gastrointestinal bleeding and were able to stop or considerably reduce blood transfusions, resulting in significantly improved quality of life. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings provides good quality evidence for the excellent safety profile and efficacy of intravenous bevacizumab in the management of these patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
No Survival Benefit with Bevacizumab Maintenance in CRC (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Monotherapy no better than observation after induction chemo (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 28, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
No Benefit With Bevacizumab Maintenance Therapy for Metastatic CRC During Chemo-Free Intervals
Adding bevacizumab maintenance therapy failed to improve outcomes compared with no treatment when administered during chemotherapy-free intervals to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer after induction chemotherapy. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - January 25, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dave Levitan Tags: Colorectal Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer News Source Type: news
European Commission Approves Amgen And Allergan's MVASI ® (Biosimilar Bevacizumab) For The Treatment Of Certain Types Of Cancer
Marketing Authorization Based on Global Development Program Showing MVASI is Highly Similar to Avastin® (Bevacizumab)
First Biosimilar Bevacizumab Approved in the European Union
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Allergan plc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for MVASI® (biosimilar bevacizumab). MVASI is the first biosimilar bevacizumab approved by the EC and is approved for the treatment of certain types of cancers, including in combination with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy for metastatic carcinoma ...
Source: Amgen News Release - January 18, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
