Avastin experiences - please share

FormerMember
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My sister was diagnosed September 2020 with GBM and has had 90 - 90% removed then the standard 6 weeks of radiation and TMZ followed by 2 cycles of TMZ but the tumour has grown and chemo isnt working. She has started on avastin. Would love to hear any experiences with this treatment? We are in Australia so this is on free with our public health system. Do we realistically expect this to hold the tumour when all treatment up to this point hasn't? Also love to know what side effects people have found and what to look out for.

Thanks!

Wendy 

  • Hi

    My husband had 7 rounds of avastin after standard TMZ treatment didn't work

    There is no cost for Avastin in Ireland where we live

    We found very few and minor side effects with the treatment and it was tolerated very well

    Unfortunately it didn't work and my husband passed away at the end of February

    Regards