World’s first delivery of intra-arterial Avastin directly into brain tumor

(New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College) Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world’s first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin (bevacizumab) directly into a patient’s malignant brain tumor. This novel technique may expose the cancer to higher doses of the drug therapy, while possibly sparing the patient common side effects of receiving the drug intravenously or throughout their body.

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