FDA approved the first antiangiogenic drug for cancer, Avastin

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On Feb. 26, 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved the first antiangiogenic drug for cancer, Avastin developed by Genentech.

This was the first biologic medicine (not a chemotherapy) approved by the FDA designed to inhibit angiogenesis.

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Source: Genentech
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