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FDA Approves Drug for Treatment of Aggressive Brain Cancer
FDA Press Releases , 05/11/09
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat patients with glioblastoma multiforme when this form of brain cancer continues to progress following standard therapy. GBM is a rapidly progressing cancer that invades brain tissue and can impact physical activities and mental abilities. It affects about 6,700 persons in the United States every year. Following initial treatment with surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy, the cancer nearly always returns
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