Published on Jul 19, 2018
Daily MCQ 12 answer

Bevacizumab is used as single agent in following cancer

  1. lung cancer
  2. renal cell cancer
  3. Breast cancer
  4. colorectal cancer

answer is B

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CMDT 2018 page 1638

Bevacizumab

  • a humanized antibody directed against VEGF-A
  • was the first FDAapproved molecule that specifically targeted angiogenesis.
  • As a single agent, it delays progression of renal-cell cancer
  • in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy, effectively treats lung, colorectal, and breast cancers

Single agent chemotherapy for renal cell cancer

  • Sunitinib or temsirolimus or bevacizumab or sorafenib or pazopanib or axitinib  or interleukin