Aventis/Regeneron VEGF Colorectal Cancer Indication Part Of $500 Mil. Deal
Executive Summary
Aventis and Regeneron are pursuing a colorectal indication for Regeneron's vascular endothelial growth factor trap after seeing positive results from Genentech's Phase III VEGF inhibitor Avastin
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