News articles tagged with 'bevacizumab'
Ohio State study: Targeted ovarian cancer therapy not cost-effective
— 8 Mar 2011 14:44 | HealthAn analysis conducted by Ohio State University cancer researchers has found that adding the targeted therapy bevacizumab to the treatment of patients with advanced ovarian cancer is…
Cancer drug used in combination with other therapies associated with increased risk of death
— 2 Feb 2011 16:46 | HealthAn analysis of previous studies indicates that compared with chemotherapy alone, use of the cancer drug bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy or biological therapy is associated…
Genetically reprogrammed HSV given systemically shrinks distant sarcomas
— 8 Jul 2010 09:21 | HealthScientists have used a genetically reprogrammed herpes virus and an anti-vascular drug to shrink spreading distant sarcomas designed to model metastatic disease in mice - still an elusive…
Inexpensive drug to stop sight loss shown to be effective
— 11 Jun 2010 12:51 | HealthAn inexpensive, but unlicensed drug to help prevent severe sight loss in older people has been shown to be safe and effective, finds a study published on bmj.com today…
Popular cancer drug can cause kidney damage
— 11 Jun 2010 12:42 | HealthThe widely used cancer drug bevacizumab may cause severe loss of protein from the kidney into the urine that can lead to significant kidney damage and can compromise the efficacy of…
New treatment regimen shown effective against advanced ovarian cancer
— 6 Jun 2010 20:12 | HealthNewly reported results from a major clinical trial show that adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard frontline chemotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer and then continuing…
UF oncologists fight leukaemia with two-pronged therapy, clinical trials planned
— 4 Jun 2010 16:28 | HealthA new therapy mounts a double-barrelled attack on leukaemia, targeting not just the cancer cells but also the environment in which those cells live and grow, University of Florida researchers…
CT imaging taken post avastin may predict survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
— 2 Dec 2009 12:51 | HealthUsing routine computed tomography (CT) imaging to analyse form and structural changes to colorectal liver metastasis after bevacizumab and chemotherapy may predict overall survival,…
Criteria based on CT imaging after chemotherapy may help predict survival
— 2 Dec 2009 11:16 | HealthPreliminary research suggests that criteria based on computed tomography (CT) imaging of changes in tumours from colorectal liver metastases after chemotherapy with the drug bevacizumab…
Cancer drug is no different in effectiveness as gold standard treatment for macular degeneration
— 10 Oct 2009 09:55 | HealthInvestigators from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the VA Boston Healthcare System have shown, at 6 months in a small group of patients, that there is no difference…