Expanded Colorectal Cancer Claim Moves Avastin Toward Continuous Use

FDA approves use of Genentech’s bevacizumab for second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients who have progressed on a first-line, Avastin-containing chemotherapeutic regimen.

FDA approval of an expanded, second-line, colorectal cancer indication for Avastin (bevacizumab) is a validation of Genentech Inc.’s lifecycle management strategy for the VEGF inhibitor and a first step toward labeling for continuous use across multiple lines of therapy.

However, the company may face challenges in convincing more prescribers to give Avastin as a second-line treatment despite disease

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