Bevacizumab-awwb (Mvasi)

Note: this is the first FDA-approved biosimilar. The information below is reproduced from the Bevacizumab (Avastin) page, except for the details of FDA indication.

General information

Class/mechanism: Monoclonal antibody that inhibits angiogenesis by binding VEGF and preventing the interaction of VEGF with its receptors (Flt-1 and KDR) on the surface of endothelial cells.
Route: IV
Extravasation: neutral

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Diseases for which it is used

• Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary
• Anaplastic glioma
• Breast cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Colon cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Follicular lymphoma
• Glioblastoma
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Melanoma
• Mesothelioma
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Non-small cell lung cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Pancreatic NET
• Renal cancer
• Small cell lung cancer
• Soft tissue sarcoma
• Testicular cancer
• Uterine cancer
• Vascular sarcoma

History of changes in FDA indication

• 9/14/2017: FDA approved for the treatment of patients with the following cancers:
  • Metastatic colorectal cancer, in combination with intravenous 5-fluorouracil–based chemotherapy for first- or second-line treatment.
  • Mvasi is not indicated for the adjuvant treatment of surgically resected colorectal cancer.
  • Metastatic colorectal cancer, in combination with fluoropyrimidine-irinotecan- or fluoropyrmidine-oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy for the second-line treatment of patients who have progressed on a first-line bevacizumab product-containing regimen.
  • Non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel for first line treatment of unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic disease.
  • Glioblastoma with progressive disease following prior therapy, based on improvement in objective response rate. No data available demonstrating improvement in disease-related symptoms or survival with bevacizumab products.
  • Metastatic renal cell carcinoma, in combination with interferon alfa.
  • Cervical cancer that is persistent, recurrent, or metastatic disease, in combination with paclitaxel and cisplatin or paclitaxel and topotecan.
  • Note: Bevacizumab (Avastin) has a label for ovarian cancer, which was not included in the initial FDA approval for bevacizumab-awwb.

Also known as

• Brand name: Mvasi