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FDA Approves Genentech’s Cancer Immunotherapy Tecentriq (Atezolizumab) for People with a Specific Type of Metastatic Lung Cancer

South San Francisco, CA – October 18, 2016 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq...

FDA Expands Use of Xalkori (crizotinib) to Treat ROS-1 Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

March 11, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have an ROS-1...

FDA Approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

October 2, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer...

FDA Approves Iressa (gefitinib) for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 13, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Iressa (gefitinib) for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors...

FDA Expands Approved use of Opdivo (nivolumab) to Treat Lung Cancer

March 4, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

FDA Approves Zykadia (ceritinib) for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

April 29, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Zykadia (ceritinib) for patients with a certain type of late-stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung...

FDA Approves Gilotrif for Late Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 12, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gilotrif (afatinib) for patients with late stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express specific...

FDA Approves Xalkori with Companion Diagnostic for a Type of Late-Stage Lung Cancer

August 26, 2011 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat certain patients with late-stage (locally advanced or metastatic), non-small cell lung cancers...

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