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FDA accepts Genentech’s application for Avastin for advanced ovarian cancer

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Genentech announced FDA has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application for Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel), followed by Avastin alone, for the front-line treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.

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