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May 03, 2013

Cancer drug Avastin tied to 2 cases of flesh-eating disease in Canada

Quoted from http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/05/02/avastin-flesh-eating-disease.html

Cancer drug Avastin tied to 2 cases of flesh-eating disease in Canada

Health Canada issues caution to users, echoing U.S. warning

CBC News

Posted: May 2, 2013 11:05 AM ET

The cancer-treatment drug Avastin has been linked to 52 cases of flesh-eating disease worldwide, including one that resulted in death in Canada.

Health Canada issued a warning today in conjunction with the drug's manufacturer, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., echoing an earlier one from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It offered no specific details on two Canadian cases.


Avastin is used either alone to treat a particular type of brain cancer (glioblastoma), or in combination with chemotherapy to treat cancers that have spread to other parts of the body such as colon, rectal and lung cancer.

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Posted at 08:14 AM in Avastin |

Tags: Avastin, drug injury, FDA, flesh-eating disease, Health Canada, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

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