Comments on: Avastin Macular Treatment Warning http://maculardegenerationtreatmenttips.com/avastin-macular-treatment-warning AMD Guide to Macular Treatment Wed, 27 May 2009 01:51:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Irv Arons http://maculardegenerationtreatmenttips.com/avastin-macular-treatment-warning/comment-page-1#comment-2 Irv Arons Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:41:29 +0000 http://maculardegenerationtreatmenttips.com/avastin-macular-treatment-warning#comment-2 Although what you wrote is literally correct, all of the 36 cases of inflammation were traced back to the same batch of Avastin provided by Roche in Canada. There have been very few, if any, cases of severe inflammation with the use of Avastin in the U.S., with thousands of treatments. According to retinal specialists I have discussed this with, it is essentially a "non-event". Please check out my comments on the Pharmalot article on this problem. Here is the link: http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/12/off-label-avastin-use-tied-to-eye-injuries/ Irv Arons Although what you wrote is literally correct, all of the 36 cases of inflammation were traced back to the same batch of Avastin provided by Roche in Canada. There have been very few, if any, cases of severe inflammation with the use of Avastin in the U.S., with thousands of treatments.

According to retinal specialists I have discussed this with, it is essentially a “non-event”.

Please check out my comments on the Pharmalot article on this problem. Here is the link:

http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/12/off-label-avastin-use-tied-to-eye-injuries/

Irv Arons

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