Avastin for Breast Cancer

Avastin went from being rejected as a breast cancer treatment by an FDA advisory in December 2007, due to its toxicity and side effects in patients, to being accepted by the FDA in late February 2008 as a treatment for women with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. Find patient advice and stories, as well as focused news coverage of Avastin.

Avastin for Breast Cancer Patients

Learn More About Avastin
Avastin (bevacizumab) is the first FDA-approved drug that inhibits angiogenesis, or the formation of new blood vessels in support of tumor growth.
The Cost of Avastin: Extending Life, Growing Genentech Stock Price?
Avastin, with its cutting-edge ability to starve cancerous tumors by throttling their blood supply, is expected to be one of the world’s top-selling drugs. Its approval is viewed as a possible lowering in standards for approval of certain cancer drugs. Is it worth it?
Balancing Avastin's Potential and Problems: A Survivor's Thoughts
When the news broke December 5 that an FDA expert panel had voted 5-4 to reject Avastin (bevacizumab) as an approved breast cancer treatment because of serious side effects, I experienced a moment of deep sadness, as well as some frustration.

NBCC's Take on Avastin

Limited Value at the Cost of Serious Side Effects
Fran Visco: There were more deaths and serious side effects in the treatment group that included Avastin. Another issue is the high cost of Avastin.
Avastin Coverage in the New York Times
Fran Visco, President of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, was cited in a recent New York Times article on the FDA approval of Avastin. See the article.

A Patient's Experience with Avastin

Keri Haberstroh's Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer at Age 26

Learn More About Keri Haberstroh

Breast Cancer at Age 25
Keri was only 25 when she was first diagnosed with invasive / infiltrating ductal carcinoma. The cancer was diagnosed as metastatic, having spread to her sacrum, when Keri was 26.

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