Chemotherapy

FDA approves of Avastin manufacturing at Vacaville, California, facility

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 7th, 2004

Genentech, Inc., (DNA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental biologics license application for the manufacturing of Avastin (bevacizumab) bulk drug substance at the company's facility in Vacaville, California.

Avastin was approved by the FDA in February 2004 to be used in combination with intravenous 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer and is the first FDA-approved therapy designed to inhibit angiogenesis, the process by which new blood vessels develop, which is necessary to support tumor growth and metastasis.

"The FDA approval for Avastin bulk...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-09-07)

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