Dr. Venook Discusses the Approval of Ramucirumab Plus Paclitaxel

Alan P. Venook, MD, professor, Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), University of California, San Francisco, discusses the approval of ramucirumab plus paclitaxel for gastric cancer.

Venook says the approval is a benefit for all oncologists. While ramucirumab was already being combined with other agents, oncologists now know its benefit when combined with paclitaxel.

Ramucirumab’s expanded approval was based on two studies- one evaluating the drug as monotherapy and one evaluating the drug in combination with a taxane, Venook says.

Venook also says that ramucirumab is being evaluated in other disease.

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