Breast Cancer

Avastin plus chemotherapy shows clinical benefit in breast cancer study

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 17th, 2005

Genentech, Inc., (DNA) and Roche (SWX Zurich) announced that an interim analysis of a phase III study of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus paclitaxel chemotherapy in first-line metastatic breast cancer met its primary efficacy endpoint of showing an improvement in progression-free survival, compared to chemotherapy alone.

"This study is very important for two reasons: it demonstrates that Avastin has clinical benefit when used in combination with chemotherapy in first-line metastatic breast cancer and reinforces our belief that targeting angiogenesis can result in patient benefit in multiple tumor types, including colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers," said Hal Barron,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-05-17)

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