Roche to present new and encouraging long-term follow-up data across broad haematology portfolio at ASH 2024

Basel, 05 November 2024 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it will present more than 40 abstracts across nine blood disorders at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held 7-10 December 2024 in San Diego, US. The data underscore Roche’s commitment to advance patient outcomes in... Read more

Roche presents new data at CTAD, demonstrating its growing momentum in diagnostics for Alzheimer’s disease

New data highlight the potential of the Roche Elecsys® Amyloid Plasma Panel and Elecsys ptau181 for ruling out Alzheimer’s disease related amyloid pathology with very good accuracy. In the largest worldwide clinical trial of its kind, the blood-based test showed very good accuracy in ruling out Alzheimer’s pathology in those being investigated for the disease,... Read more

New England Journal of Medicine publishes landmark phase III results for Roche’s Itovebi, showing more than doubling of progression-free survival in certain type of HR-positive advanced breast cancer

ItovebiTM (inavolisib)-based regimen demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit, reducing the risk of disease worsening or death by 57% compared with palbociclib and fulvestrant alone in the INAVO120 study1 The U.S. FDA recently approved the Itovebi-based regimen as a first-line treatment for people with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation, one... Read more

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche’s strong sales growth of 9% (CER) continues in the third quarter of 2024; Group sales increase 6% in the first nine months

Group sales grew by 6%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) (2% in CHF) in the first nine months, driven by the high demand for both our medicines and diagnostics; excluding COVID-19-related products, sales increased by 8% In the third quarter, Group sales rose by 9% (6% in CHF), as they did in the second quarter... Read more

European Commission approves Roche’s Tecentriq SC, the EU's first PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy subcutaneous injection for multiple cancer types

Subcutaneous (SC) injection offers the potential for a faster, more convenient alternative to intravenous (IV) infusion and is preferred by cancer patients, nurses and physicians1-5 Tecentriq SC reduces treatment time by approximately 80%, compared with standard IV infusion6 Roche is working closely with national health systems in Europe to ensure patients can access Tecentriq SC as... Read more

Roche enters into a definitive agreement to acquire LumiraDx's Point of Care technology combining multiple diagnostic modalities on a single platform

The transformative point of care solution will complement Roche’s centralised diagnostics portfolio across Clinical Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Coagulation and Molecular, and across multiple disease areas LumiraDx’s technology integrates multiple Point of Care tests on a simple to use single instrument and brings more affordable and accessible testing to patients worldwide Under the terms of the agreement,... Read more

FDA grants priority review to Xolair (omalizumab) for children and adults with food allergies based on positive National Institutes of Health phase III study results

If approved, Xolair would be the first medicine to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods following an accidental exposure Interim analysis results from first-of-its-kind phase III OUtMATCH study showed Xolair significantly increased the amount of peanut, milk, egg and cashew it took to cause an allergic reaction 17 million people in the U.S. have confirmed... Read more

Roche named among top three most sustainable healthcare companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

The ranking acknowledges Roche’s commitment to sustainability as an integral part of its business strategy Roche performed particularly well in innovation management, access to healthcare, greenhouse gas emissions, water management, resource efficiency and circularity, labour practice indicators and human rights This marks the 15th consecutive year that Roche has maintained its leading ranking Basel, 15... Read more

New data for Roche’s Columvi and Lunsumio presented at ASH 2023 support continued benefit for people with lymphoma

Longer-term data from pivotal studies of fixed-duration Columvi and Lunsumio continue to show durable responses in people with heavily pre-treated lymphomas1,2 New data reinforce the potential of combination regimens in earlier treatment settings and add to the robust body of evidence supporting ongoing Phase III studies3,4,5,6 Basel, 11 December 2023 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG;... Read more

New data reinforce the benefit of early preventative treatment with Roche’s Hemlibra for babies with severe haemophilia A

Phase III HAVEN 7 primary data presented at ASH 2023 provide additional confidence in the favourable efficacy and safety profile of subcutaneous Hemlibra given soon after birth 1 At nearly two years median follow-up in the descriptive, single-arm study, no babies experienced spontaneous bleeds requiring treatment, and all treated bleeds were as a result of... Read more