As they pass through your urinary tract, kidney stones can obstruct urine from exiting your body and be quite painful. If they are quite large, they may cause damage to the kidneys or cause you to have recurrent urinary tract infections. Kidney stones are considered harmless, although you should contact your doctor if you are having serious pain.
Bevacizumab (Avastin) is an anti-angiogenic drug given along with chemotherapy for lung cancer. The risk of serious bleeding for patients taking bevacizumab is about 2%. However, it is more common for patients with squamous cell carcinoma, so bevacizumab is not recommended for patients with this type of NSCLC.
Adults who have certain types of breast cancer or stomach cancer may benefit from treatment with HerceptinÂ® (trastuzumab). This medicine is administered intravenously (by IV); it is not available in tablet (pill) form. Herceptin is given every seven days or every three weeks, depending on your dosing regimen. This medication comes in vials containing 440 mg of dry powdered Herceptin, which must be mixed and diluted prior to use.