Thursday, April 24, 2008

Genentech posts update on phase III study of Avastin

Genentech, Inc. posted an update for the previously reported Roche-sponsored international phase III clinical study (AVAiL) of Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy, in patients with advanced, non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The update confirmed the clinically and statistically significant improvement in the primary endpoint of progression free survival (PFS) for the two different doses of Avastin studied in the trial (15 mg/kg and 7.5 mg/kg) compared to chemotherapy alone.

The whole story can be read here.

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