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Roche Raises IO Credentials On Tecentriq Lung Cancer Data

 
• By Sukaina Virji

With positive overall survival data from the Phase III OAK trial of Tecentriq in non-small cell lung cancer, Roche enters the top flight of immuno-oncology companies alongside Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Positive results from the Phase III OAK study of Roche's Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer regardless of PD-L1 status open the window for a broader approval from FDA.

The company reported Sept. 1 that the OAK study showed a significant improvement in overall survival (OS) compared with docetaxel chemotherapy in people with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell...

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