Once a poster child for high-cost cancer drugs, Roche's VEGF inhibitor Avastin is now being heralded as more cost effective as an add-on maintenance treatment in advanced ovarian cancer than PARP inhibitors, and has potential for continuous use, according to new studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in June.
Platinum-based chemotherapy is standard treatment for ovarian cancer. Patients who relapse six months after treatment are considered "platinum-sensitive" and eligible...






