Description and Brand Names
Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®
US Brand Name
- Mvasi
Descriptions
Bevacizumab-awwb injection is given with other medicines to treat patients with metastatic (cancer that has spread) carcinoma of the colon or rectum.
Bevacizumab-awwb injection is also used together with other medicines (eg, carboplatin and paclitaxel) to treat nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread, come back, or cannot be removed by surgery. It is also used to treat a type of brain tumor called glioblastoma that keeps coming back (recurrent).
Bevacizumab-awwb injection is also used in combination with other medicines (eg, interferon alfa) to treat patients with metastatic kidney cancer. It is also used in combination with other medicines (eg, paclitaxel and cisplatin, or paclitaxel and topotecan) to treat patients with cervical cancer that is continuing, keeps coming back, or has spread to other parts of the body.
Bevacizumab-awwb injection is given with other medicines (eg, carboplatin and paclitaxel), and then used alone to treat stage 3 or 4 epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer in patients who had surgery to remove cancer. It is also used in combination with other medicines (eg, paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, topotecan) to treat platinum-resistant recurrent (cancer that keeps coming back) epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer in patients who have received 2 previous treatments. This medicine is also given with other medicines (eg, carboplatin and paclitaxel, carboplatin and gemcitabine), and then used alone to treat platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
Bevacizumab-awwb is an antineoplastic that helps the body fight cancer. It prevents the growth of certain types of blood vessels to cancer cells. This helps decrease the growth of cancer cells by starving them of the nutrients they need to grow.
This medicine is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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