A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat certain types of cervical, colorectal, lung, kidney, ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer, and glioblastoma (a type of brain cancer). I [..]

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A drug used to treat several types of cancer, including certain types of colorectal, lung, breast, and kidney cancers and glioblastoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Avastin binds to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. It is a type [..]

Avastin (bevacizumab) is a recombinant humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that binds to and inhibits the biologic activity of human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in in vitro and in vivo as [..]

Brand Names: Avastin Generic Name: bevacizumab (Pronunciation: bev a CIZ oo mab) What is bevacizumab (Avastin)? What are the possible side effects of bevacizumab (Avastin)? What is the most important [..]

Also known as bevacizumab, Avastin is a targeted therapy that works by blocking the formation of new blood vessels which allow cancer cells to continue growing, a process called anti-angiogenesis.