Cautious Roche Stresses: 'It's Not Only About APHINITY'

02 Feb 2017

• By Sten Stovall

Roche is suddenly sounding less optimistic about its Phase III APHINITY trial of Perjeta in the neoadjuvant breast cancer setting – stressing that 2017 will also bring three other key readouts for the company.

It might just be Teutonic caution, but Roche's management suddenly seemed to play down expectations for the eagerly-awaited Phase III APHINITY study evaluating the Swiss firm's blockbuster Perjeta (pertuzumab) in the neoadjuvant breast cancer setting, the final readout for which is imminent.

Investor interest is keenly focused on Roche's succession plans for the HER2 franchise, in particular new drugs Perjeta and Kadcyla...

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