Roche’s Avastin Delays Growth of Ovarian Cancer in Study
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Roche Holding AG’s Avastin delayed progression of ovarian cancer and cut the rate of death in some women with the disease in two studies. They didn’t show that the $58,000-a-year therapy could improve survival.
In one trial, Avastin combined with chemotherapy delayed by four months the growth of cancer in women whose ovarian tumors had returned. A subgroup of the second study showed 79 women taking Avastin died, compared with 109 among those treated only with chemotherapy. The data was released today at the meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.