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23 Mar 2006 01:14:10 pm

Avastin Chemo Combo For Breast Cancer

Patients with advanced breast cancer may benefit from a combination of the anti-angiogenesis drug Avastin and chemotherapy. New research has shown that combination of Avastin and chemotherapy can slow down the progression of metastatic breast cancer much more effectively compared to using chemotherapy alone.

Avastin is an anti-angiogenesis drug that works by blocking the formation of new blood vessels by the growing cancer cells. Some claim that the combination of chemotherapy and Avastin works better by facilitating chemotherapy delivery to the cancer cells.

This new research studied effectiveness of Avastin in combination with Taxol. The study enrolled in total of 722 patients with advanced breast cancer. The study found that combination of Avastin and Taxol was capable of keeping the cancer stable for a period of 11.4 months in women who received the drug combo compared to 6.11 months in patients who had only been given Taxol.

Researchers say that this presents yet another option for patients with advanced breast cancer. "These results are good news for people with breast cancer," said Zon who presented the results of the trial sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute at the 5th European Breast Cancer Conference in Nice, France.

Researchers are planning to take this finding to the next step. They are planning to test the combination of Avastin and Taxol for prevention of breast cancer recurrence in patients with early stage breast cancer.

Avastin is currently FDA approved for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and advanced lung cancer, and has been shown to improve survival in the setting.

Category : Breast cancer treatment | Posted By : Sherin |

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