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Rich66 · 11-18-2009, 12:40 AM

Is it one drug to open the barrier and than Avastin or is Avastin doing the opening?
Strange. I thought Avastin by itself was kind of frowned upon at this point due to rapid resurgence upon withdrawal.
There seems to be information saying some brain tumors, especially beyond a certain size are accessible by chemo not thought to cross BBB.

11-18-2009, 12:40 AM	#3
Rich66 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 3,431	Re: NYTimes New technique to temporarily breach the blood-brain barrier,deliver avas Is it one drug to open the barrier and than Avastin or is Avastin doing the opening? Strange. I thought Avastin by itself was kind of frowned upon at this point due to rapid resurgence upon withdrawal. There seems to be information saying some brain tumors, especially beyond a certain size are accessible by chemo not thought to cross BBB. __________________ Mom's treatment history (link)