Avastin chemotherapy drug

6 years old and needing chemotherapy… We got more reader’s input about Amanda’s question about the Avastin chemotherapy drug.   This time we see that a combination of the following 3 chemotherapy drugs : Avastin, Dosataxol and Gemcitabine is working for 7 year old boy having Angiosarcoma of the liver. The side effects of his … Read more

Avastin cancer drug

Is Avastin as effective as people are told this cancer drug will be? Please leave a comment if you or your loved one has used the Avastin cancer drug. We would love to hear answers on the following Avastin questions how effective is Avastin? for which cancer did you use the Avastin cancer drug? was … Read more

Can chemotherapy cure metastatic liver cancer?

  From all the metastatic liver cancer stories we gather, few of them are told by a cancer survivor.   Some that passed away did get chemotherapy, but this cancer treatment was only to:   reduce pain (in case it can temporarily reduce or slow down the growth of a cancer)  prolong life.   But … Read more

Avastin for metastatic liver cancer

What can Avastin do in the treatment of metastatic liver cancer? Reading the avastin.com website says that Avastin in combination with intravenous 5FU based chemotherapy is indicated for first- or second-line treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum.   In other words: it’s added to the 5FU chemotherapy cocktail, 5FU that … Read more