Roche maintains Tecentriq momentum with new approval

19 March 2019

Just a week after a Tecentriq (atezolizumab) combination was the first cancer immunotherapy regimen to be approved for breast cancer in the USA, the Roche (ROG: SIX) drug has achieved another milestone.

In combination with carboplatin and etoposide (chemotherapy), Tecentriq has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for first-line treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

This is the first new initial treatment option approved by the FDA in this indication in more than 20 years.

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