• Since 1985, when our first product was approved, Genentech has donated approximately $2.3 billion in free medicine to uninsured patients through the Genentech® Access to Care Foundation (GATCF) and other charitable programs.
• In addition, the company recently expanded GATCF to provide free drug to eligible patients who have private insurance and have met or exceeded their lifetime maximum benefits.
• In February 2007, the company announced the expansion of the GATCF to help address the needs of financially eligible patients enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan who are prescribed Tarceva® (erlotinib).

Avastin Patient Assistance Program The Avastin Patient Assistance program provides an opportunity for physicians and eligible patients who are treated for an FDA-approved indication and who reach an annual dosage of 10,000 mg to receive free Avastin from Genentech for the remainder of the 12-month period.

This program is open to all patients receiving Avastin regardless of insurance coverage. To be eligible for the program, patients will need to:

• Receive 10,000 mg of Avastin for a FDA-approved indication in a twelve-month period.
• Earn less than $100,000 adjusted gross income per year.
• Receive the 10,000 mg of Avastin from a single provider or provider organization.

For more information, please call (866) 4 ACCESS or visit GenentechAccessSolutions.com.

Co-Pay Assistance Since 2005, Genentech has donated approximately $550 million to independent non-profit organizations that provide co-pay assistance. To learn more about these independent, public charities, patients can speak with a specialist from Genentech's Access Solutions group by calling (866) 4 ACCESS or visiting GenentechAccessSolutions.com.

Genentech Access Solutions Genentech's Access Solutions provides one-stop access to a broad array of coverage, reimbursement and patient assistance services. For more information on potential assistance options, please call (866) 4 ACCESS or visit GenentechAccessSolutions.com.

Avastin Indications and Safety Information Indications Avastin, in combination with intravenous 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, is indicated for first- or second-line treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum.

Avastin, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, is indicated for first-line treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer.

Avastin is indicated for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in combination with interferon alfa.

BOXED WARNINGS and Additional Important Safety Information People receiving Avastin may experience side effects. In clinical trials, some people treated with Avastin experienced serious and sometimes fatal side effects, including:

Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation: Treatment with Avastin can result in the development of a serious side effect called GI perforation, which is the development of a hole in the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine. In clinical trials, this event occurred in more people who received Avastin than in the comparison group (2.4 percent to 0.3 percent). In some cases, GI perforation resulted in fatality. Avastin therapy should be permanently stopped if GI perforation occurs.

Surgery and wound healing problems:Treatment with Avastin can lead to slow or incomplete wound healing (for example, when a surgical incision has trouble healing or staying closed). In some cases, this event resulted in fatality. Surgery and wound healing problems occurred more often in people who received Avastin than in the comparison group. In a controlled clinical trial, in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who had surgery during the course of treatment, the incidence of wound healing complications, including serious and fatal complications, was 15 percent for patients who received Avastin and four percent for patients who did not receive Avastin.

Avastin therapy should not be started for at least 28 days after surgery and until the surgical wound is fully healed. The length of time between stopping Avastin and having voluntary surgery without the risk of wound healing problems following surgery has not been determined. Treatment with Avastin should be stopped at least 28 days before voluntary surgery and in people with wound healing problems following surgery that require medical treatment. Treatment with Avastin should be stopped in patients with slow or incomplete wound healing.

Severe bleeding: Treatment with Avastin can result in serious or fatal bleeding, including coughing up blood, bleeding in the stomach, vomiting of blood, bleeding in the brain, nosebleeds and vaginal bleeding. These events occurred up to five times more often in people who received Avastin compared to patients who received only chemotherapy. Across cancer types, 1.2 percent to 4.6 percent of people who received Avastin experienced severe to fatal bleeding. People who have recently coughed up blood (greater than or equal to a half teaspoon of red blood) or have serious bleeding should not receive Avastin. Treatment with Avastin should be permanently stopped if serious bleeding occurs.

In clinical trials for different cancer types, there were additional serious and sometimes fatal side effects that occurred in more people who received Avastin than in those in the comparison group. The formation of an abnormal passage from parts of the body to another part (non-GI fistula formation) was seen in 0.3 percent or less of people. Severe to life-threatening stroke or heart problems were seen in 2.6 percent of people. Too much protein in the urine that led to kidney problems was seen in less than one percent of people. Additional serious side effects that occurred in more people who received Avastin than those in the comparison group included severe to life-threatening high blood pressure, which was seen in five percent to 18 percent of people, and nervous system and vision disturbances (reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome), which was seen in less than 0.1 percent of people. Infusion reactions with the first dose of Avastin were uncommon and occurred in less than three percent of people, and severe reactions occurred in 0.2 percent of people. Avastin can cause fertility issues for women. Avastin could cause a woman's ovaries to stop working and may impair her ability to have children.

Common side effects that occurred in more than 10 percent of people who received Avastin for different cancer types, and at least twice the rate of the comparison group, were nosebleeds, headache, high blood pressure, inflammation of the nose, too much protein in the urine, taste change, dry skin, rectal bleeding, tear production disorder, back pain, and inflammation of the skin (exfoliative dermatitis). Across all trials, treatment with Avastin was permanently stopped in 8.4 percent to 21 percent of people because of side effects.

Patients who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant should talk with their doctor about the potential risk of loss of the pregnancy or the potential risk of Avastin to the fetus during and following Avastin therapy, and the need to continue an effective birth control method for at least six months following the last dose of Avastin.

Women should be advised to discontinue nursing or discontinue treatment with Avastin, taking into account the importance of Avastin to the mother.

First-line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer In the first-line metastatic colorectal cancer trial, the most common severe to life-threatening side effects that increased by 2% or more in people who received Avastin plus IFL (chemotherapy) vs IFL (chemotherapy) alone were weakness (10% vs 7%), abdominal pain (8% vs 5%), pain (8% vs 5%), high blood pressure (12% vs 2%), blood clots in the veins of the body (9% vs 5%), blood clots inside the abdomen (3% vs 1%), a brief loss of consciousness (3% vs 1%), diarrhea (34% vs 25%), constipation (4% vs 2%), reduced white blood cell counts (37% vs 31%), and reduced white blood cell counts that may increase the chance of infection (21% vs 14%).

Second-line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer In the second-line metastatic colorectal cancer trial, the most common severe to life-threatening and fatal side effects that increased by 2% or more in people who received Avastin plus FOLFOX4 (chemotherapy) vs FOLFOX4 (chemotherapy) alone were diarrhea (18% vs 13%), nausea (12% vs 5%), vomiting (11% vs 4%), dehydration (10% vs 5%), blockage of the bowel (4% vs 1%), numbness and tingling in fingers and toes (17% vs 9%), nervous system disturbances (5% vs 3%), tiredness (19% vs 13%), abdominal pain (8% vs 5%), headache (3% vs 0%), high blood pressure (9% vs 2%), and severe bleeding (5% vs 1%).

Metastatic Kidney Cancer In the metastatic kidney cancer trial, the most common severe to fatal side effects that increased by 2% or more in people who received Avastin vs those in the comparison group included tiredness (13% vs 8%), weakness (10% vs 7%), too much protein in the urine (7% vs 0%), high blood pressure (6% vs 1%), and severe bleeding (3% vs 0.3%).

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer In the non-small cell lung cancer trial, the most common life-threatening to fatal side effects that increased by 2% or more in people who received Avastin vs those in the comparison group were reduced white blood cell counts (27% vs 17%), tiredness (16% vs 13%), high blood pressure (8% vs 0.7%), infection without reduced white blood cell counts (7% vs 3%), blood clots in the veins of the body (5% vs 3%), fever with reduced white blood cell counts (5% vs 2%), inflammation of the lungs (5% vs 3%), infection with severe or life-threatening reduced white blood cell counts (4% vs 2%), low sodium levels in the blood that could lead to seizure or coma (4% vs 1%), headache (3% vs 1%), and too much protein in the urine (3% vs 0%). For full Prescribing Information and Boxed WARNINGS on Avastin please visit http://www.avastin.com.

For Full Prescribing Information and Boxed WARNINGS on Avastin, please visit http://www.avastin.com.