| Subject: | FDA Issues Warning About Use of Avastin with Chemotherapy |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Thu, 13 Jan 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The FDA has issued a notice in concert with Genetech, Inc. alerting healthcare professionals about risks of administration of Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with the chemotherapeutic agent 5-FU (5-fluorouracil IV). Avastin and 5-FU are used in combination format to treat patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon/rectum. The FDA reports that arterial thromboembolic events such as angina, myocardial infarction, transient attacks and cerebral infarctions occurred in patients taking the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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