Genentech Aims For Broad Access To Avastin In Cervical Cancer, But Needs To Figure Out How To Get There

FDA approval is fifth indication for Roche/Genentech’s Avastin. Number of cases in the U.S. is low and set to decline with better prevention, but disease is considered a major global health problem.

Genentech Inc. intends to make Avastin (bevacizumab) broadly accessible worldwide in cervical cancer, though the details have yet to be worked out market-by-market.

“Ultimately, what we are striving to do is to make this treatment available to all women who need it,” Philippe...

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