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Genentech Submits Application to FDA for Trastuzumab-DM1 in Previously Treated Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

July 14th, 2010

South San Francisco, Calif. -- July 6, 2010 -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the company submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) in people with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer who have previously received multiple HER2-targeted medicines and chemotherapies Read More...

Second Phase III Study Showed Avastin-Containing Regimen Helped Women with Ovarian Cancer Live Longer Without their Disease Getting Worse

July 14th, 2010

South San Francisco, Calif. -- July 1, 2010 -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that a second large, Phase III, international study showed that the combination of AvastinĀ® (bevacizumab) and chemotherapy, followed by the continued use of Avastin alone, increased the time women with previously untreated ovarian cancer lived without the disease worsening (progression-free survival or PFS, the primary endpoint), compared to chemotherapy alone Read More...

Cancer Drugs Emerging as Top Driver of Specialty Drug Spending

October 8th, 2009

Deep pipeline, new targeted therapies to drive oncology drug spending. New cancer treatments expected to hit market soon.