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BEVACIZUMAB Uses, Side Effects, and More

 BEVACIZUMAB


BRAND NAME:- AVASTIN 

Bevacizumab is a monoclonal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody used in combination with antineoplastic agents for the treatment of many types of cancer. 

PHARMACODYNAMIC:-

Bevacizumab binds circulating vascular endothelial-derived growth factor (VEGF) and blocks it from binding to its associated receptors, effectively blunting downstream signaling. The effects of bevacizumab have been shown to re-establish normal vasculature at the tumor site resulting in increased nutrient and oxygen supply, while also improving the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to the target area.On the other hand, VEGF signaling is a vital component of several processes including angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, blood pressure regulation, wound healing, coagulation, and renal filtration. Although blocking VEGF may inhibit metastatic disease progression, it may also result in unintended effects due to the role of VEGF in several other physiologic processes. 


MECHANISM OF ACTION:-

Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks angiogenesis by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A).[61] VEGF-A is a growth factor protein that stimulates angiogenesis in a variety of diseases, especially in cancer. By binding VEGF-A, bevacizumab should act outside the cell, but in some cases (cervical and breast cancer) it is taken up by cells through constitutive endocytosis.[62] Bevacizumab is the first available angiogenesis inhibitor in the United States. 


USED:-

used to treat a number of types of cancers and a specific eye disease.For cancer, it is given by slow injection into a vein (intravenous) and used for colon cancer, lung cancer, glioblastoma, and renal-cell carcinoma. In many of these diseases it is used as a first-line therapy. 


SIDE EFFECTS:-

Rise in BP , arterial thromboembolism leading to heart attack and stroke, vessel injury and haemorrhage heart failure,proteinuria , gastrointestinal perforation, and healing defects.


DOSE:-  BEVACIZUMAB is administered by i.v. infusion every 2-3 weeks.

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