Is Avastin available in the UK yet?

[RayRay]

[BusyLizzie]

Hi RayRay,

Please see Ruth Payne's reply in this thread. Ruth works for Ovacome. She reports how the cancer drugs fund can be used to access Avastin in the UK at this point in time:-

ovacome.healthunlocked.com/...

Love Lizzie

X

[BusyLizzie]

I would like to ask Ovacome whether they have an idea how much later in the year it will be before the relapsed situation is reported upon.

Many thanls.

Liz

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I second that question Lizzie.

Sue

[RuthPOvacome]

Just an update on this. The results of the study into the use of Avastin in relapsed disease will be presented at ASCO - the american cancer society meeting in June. It will obviuosly depend on what the results are and what the next step will be. If it is a positive study it will need to be licensed ( the stage at which it is for first line treatment at present) which is likely to take around 9 months - although this is approx

Best Wishes

Ruth

PS Consultants can still apply for it on compassionate grounds if they feel it would be beneficial