Monday, November 9, 2009

Anti-Malignancy Agent Avastin Obtained Approval for Additional Indication of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

November 9, 2009 - Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that it obtained approval by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) on 6 November for the additional indication of "Unresectable advanced or recurrent non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer" of its anti-VEGF human monoclonal antibody bevacizumab (genetic recombination).

The details can be read here.

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