Roche’s Itovebi Scores OS Goal In Breast Cancer

Just a few months after bagging US approval based on impressive progression-free survival data for its PI3K inhibitor, the Basel-headquartered giant is trumpeting a significant overall survival benefit for a drug that is expected to reinvigorate its breast cancer franchise.

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Roche’s hopes for recently approved Itovebi to be a key player in the breast cancer space have been advanced by new topline data demonstrating the PI3K inhibitor’s overall survival (OS) benefits.

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