Bevacizumab: Difference between revisions
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* 2009 Sales: $4.8 Billion | * 2009 Sales: $4.8 Billion | ||
* Importance: It is one of the best selling [[cancer]] treatments in history. Despite being effective against colorectal cancer, post-approval studies after accelerated approval revealed that Avastin was ineffective in treating breast cancer. Many question the $90,000/year bill to take Avastin when it extends life on average only 10 months. | * Importance: It is one of the best selling [[cancer]] treatments in history. Despite being effective against colorectal cancer, post-approval studies after accelerated approval revealed that Avastin was ineffective in treating breast cancer. Many question the $90,000/year bill to take Avastin when it extends life on average only 10 months. | ||
* | * See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders | ||
===Mechanism of Action=== | ===Mechanism of Action=== | ||
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! colspan="2" align="center"| VEGF Inhibitor [[ | ! colspan="2" align="center"| VEGF Inhibitor [[Pharmacokinetics]]<ref>PMID:17093010</ref> | ||
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! Parameter | ! Parameter | ||
! [[Bevacizumab]] | ! [[Bevacizumab]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Tmax|T<sub>max</sub>]] (hr) | ||
! 5.17 | ! 5.17 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Cmax|C<sub>max</sub>]] (ng/ml) | ||
! 284000 | ! 284000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Bioavailability_.28F.29|Bioavailability]] (%) | ||
! 100 | ! 100 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Half_Life_.28T1.2F2.29|T<sub>1/2</sub>]] (days) | ||
! 20 | ! 20 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Area_Under_the_Curve_.28AUC.29|AUC]] (ug/ml/hr) | ||
! 97488 | ! 97488 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Inhibitory_Concentration_.28IC50.29|IC<sub>50</sub>]] (nM) | ||
! .9 | ! .9 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Clearance_.28Cl.29|Clearance]] (L/h) | ||
! .0096 | ! .0096 | ||
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! 10 | ! 10 | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||