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4 medicines explained
Avastin (bevacizumab) is a humanised antibody from Roche that binds vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). By starving tumours of new blood vessels it slows their growth, and is used with chemotherapy in several advanced cancers, including colorectal and lung cancer.
Tumours cannot grow beyond a small size without their own blood supply, so they release VEGF to trigger new vessel growth. Bevacizumab is an antibody
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is an oral antiviral used to treat and prevent influenza A and B in adults, children, and neonates. It blocks the flu virus's neuraminidase enzyme, preventing newly formed virus particles from escaping infected cells and spreading to others. It works best when started within 48 hours of symptom onset and is not a substitute for influenza vaccination.
Oseltamivir is an antiviral medicine that treats and prevents influenza (the flu). After the flu virus infects a cell and makes copies of itself, the
Actemra (tocilizumab) is an interleukin-6 receptor antagonist from Roche for rheumatoid arthritis, giant cell arteritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, severe CAR T cell-induced cytokine release syndrome, and hospitalized adults with severe COVID-19. It blocks IL-6 signalling that drives inflammatory disease.
Tocilizumab is a recombinant humanized antibody that binds the interleukin-6 receptor, both the soluble form floating in the blood and the form attach
Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a humanized monoclonal antibody from Roche that targets the HER2 receptor on cancer cells. It treats HER2-overexpressing breast cancer in early and metastatic settings and HER2-overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, with patients selected by companion diagnostic testing.
Trastuzumab is a recombinant humanized antibody given by infusion that binds HER2, a growth receptor found in excess on certain breast and stomach can