Avastin Recommended For Breast Cancer Approval In Japan; Telaprevir Leads List Of Unanimous Recommendations
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
TOKYO - Telaprevir and a metastatic breast cancer indication for Avastin (bevacizumab) were among the blanket recommendations for approval by the Second Subcommittee on New Drugs of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced late in the day Aug. 25. Avastin's recommendation came just a few weeks after the subcommittee had expressed doubts about the drug's efficacy
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