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Anti-malignancy agent / anti-VEGF humanised monoclonal antibody, Avastin; Application for Approval of Additional Indication of NSCLC
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., 01/13/09
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that the company filed an application with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the approval of an additional indication of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for the anti-malignancy agent / anti-VEGF1 humanised monoclonal antibody, "AVASTIN I.V. Infusion 100mg/4mL and 400mg/16mL". Avastin; has been approved in Japan for the treatment of unresectable advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer. Avastin; is a novel drug that inhibits the growth of a network of blood vessels that supply nutrients and oxygen to cancerous tissue.
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