FDA Approves Genentech's Avastin Plus Chemotherapy to Treat Women With Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Avastin® (bevacizumab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of women with platinum-resistant, recurrent ovarian cancer.

The approval was based on results from a study that showed Avastin plus chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease worsening or death (progression-free survival or PFS) by 62 percent compared to women who received chemotherapy alone.

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