Monday, November 3, 2008

Genentech Submits Application to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Avastin in the Most Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer

November 3, 2008 -- Genentech, Inc. today announced that the company submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Avastin (bevacizumab) as a therapy for people with previously treated glioblastoma. If accepted by the FDA, the application would be considered for an accelerated approval that allows provisional approval of medicines for cancer or other life-threatening diseases based on preliminary evidence suggesting clinical benefit.

The details can be read here.

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