Drug details
Avastin (bevacizumab)
type of Antineoplastics, VEGF Inhibitor
Avastin (bevacizumab) is an antiangiogenic drug used to treat a certain type of brain tumor as well as cancers of the kidney, colon, rectum, lung, or breast. Avastin is usually given as part of a combination of cancer medicines.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- fever,
- easy bruising,
- lightheadedness,
- shortness of breath,
- confusion,
- chills,
- tiredness,
- chest pain,
- dizziness,
- vision problems,
- pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder,
- seizure,
- severe headache,
- swelling,
- headache,
- wheezing,
- fainting,
- sweating,
- cough,
- chest pain or pressure,
- sore throat,
- mouth sores,
- severe stomach pain,
- rapid weight gain,
- sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body),
- trouble breathing,
- bloody or tarry stools,
- coughing up blood,
- vomit that looks like coffee grounds,
- skin sores,
- urine that looks foamy,
- puffy eyes,
- swelling in your ankles or feet,
- swelling of the face,
- unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, rectum),
- bleeding that will not stop,
- balance difficulties,
- extreme weakness,
- urine leakage,
- choking and gagging when you eat or drink,
- pain, swelling, warmth, or redness in one or both legs,
- missed menstrual periods,
- blurred vision, and
- pounding in your neck or ears
The following drugs are related to Avastin, either as a replacement or used together:
- Adrucil (fluorouracil injection)
- Eylea HD (aflibercept injection)
- Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly injection)
- Welireg (belzutifan tablets)
- Beovu (brolucizumab-dbll for intravitreal injection)
- Vegzelma (bevacizumab-adcd injection)
- Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr injection)
- Cabometyx (cabozantinib tablets)
- Camptosar Injection (irinotecan hydrochloride)
- Tabrecta (capmatinib tablets)
- Cimerli (ranibizumab-eqrn injection)
- Cytalux (pafolacianine injection)
- Vizimpro (dacomitinib)
- Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx injection)
- Eloxatin (oxaliplatin injection)
- Exkivity (mobocertinib capsules)
- Fotivda (tivozanib capsules)
- Infugem (gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection)
- Sancuso (granisetron transdermal system)
- Hepzato (melphalan for injection)
- Imjudo (tremelimumab-actl injection)
- Lonsurf (trifluridine and tipiracil tablets)
- Lumakras (sotorasib tablets)
- Vectibix (panitumumab injection for intravenous use)
- Syfovre (pegcetacoplan injection, for intravitreal use)
- Susvimo (ranibizumab injection)
- Stivarga (regorafenib tablets)
- Retevmo (selpercatinib capsules)
- Tazverik (tazemetostat tablets)
- Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv for injection)
- Xipere (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension)
The following supplements are related to Avastin, and may be used together with the drug:
- Rice Bran (s.)
- Calcium (s.)
- Folic Acid (s.)
- Olive (s.)
- Garlic (s.)
- Coffee (s.)
- Conjugated Linoleic Acid (s.)