A retrospective study of 22 patients conducted by a researcher at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has suggested that the use of Avastin to treat a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors is safe and effective at the same time.

Bevacizumab (also known as Avastin) emerges out as a potential therapy for gliomas, according to Marc Chamberlain, who is director of the Neuro-oncology Program at the SCCA and a professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and author of the study.

It is worthwhile to note here that Avastin is the first-approved therapy to inhibit angiogenesis, which is the process wherein new blood vessels are developed and important nutrients are transported to a tumor.

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Bevacizumab (Avastin) based therapy has the potential of making a real difference for patients with glioblastoma.

It was announced by Roche that phase II BRAIN study of bevacizumab alone or in combination with irinotecan chemotherapy for treating relapsed or progressive glioblastoma (GBM) suggested that the drug is effective.

As per William M. Burns, CEO of Roche’s Pharmaceuticals Division, Avastin is able to demonstrate its benefits for proving its worth as an effective treatment option for an increasing variety of cancers.

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The use of bevacizumab, popularly known as Avastin, for providing benefit to diabetic patients with macular edema as well as people who develop cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery has been reported by the journal Ophthalmology.

Bevacizumab is presently used to treat some forms of cancer.

It is important to note here that diffuse DME (DDME) is often resistant to laser and other standard treatments and treating DDME with bevacizumab is an amicable treatment options with no serious adverse effects.

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As per a retrospective study of 22 patients conducted by a researcher at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the usage of Avastin alone is safe as well as effective for delaying progression of brain tumor when it comes to treating a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors.

Avastin, known generically as bevacizumab, is the first-ever approved therapy for inhibiting angiogenesis.

Angiogenesis is the process by which new blood vessels are developed and transport vital nutrients to a tumor. It is important to note here that Avastin is approved for treating certain metastatic colon cancers and non-small cell lung cancer.

Marc Chamberlain, M.D., author of the study and director of the Neuro-oncology Program at the SCCA and a professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine, said that Bevacizumab is an important drug of all of the targeted therapies for gliomas.

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The journal Ophthalmology has reported on use of bevacizumab (Avastin) for providing relief to patients with macular edema and individuals with cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery.

Another study has described methods for enhancing the level of safety to make cataract surgery safer for diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients.

It is believed that diabetic retinopathy would be one of the greatest threats in the coming future with predictions for triple growth in such cases by the year 2050.

As per the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group, led by J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, of the Caracas Central Ophthalmologic Clinic, Venezuela, treating DMME (diffused macular edema) with bevacizumab (Avastin), an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) medication, is a better option though future studies in this regard to confirm efficacy and safety in treating these conditions.

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According to a retrospective study of 22 patients conducted by a researcher at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the use of Avastin alone can prove to be an effective treatment option when it comes to curing a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors in terms of delaying tumor progression.

Avastin, known generically as bevacizumab, is the first-ever approved therapy that has been designed for inhibiting angiogenesis that is a process by which new blood vessels develop and transport important nutrients to a tumor.

Marc Chamberlain, M.D., author of the study published in the April 15 edition of the journal Cancer and director of the Neuro-oncology Program at the SCCA and a professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine, said that bevacizumab has the unique potential of being the best palliative treatment.

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As per a retrospective study of 22 patients conducted by a researcher at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the usage of Avastin in alone can prove helpful in treating a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors.

It was revealed that this drug is not only safe but also effective in delaying progression.

Avastin, known generically as bevacizumab, is the first approved therapy that is designed for inhibiting angiogenesis.

Chamberlain, director of the Neuro-oncology Program at the SCCA and a professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine, remarked that bevacizumab has the unique potential of being the most effective form of palliative treatment.

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