July 9, 2019 PR/Corporate

Roche presents a broad range of data for Hemlibra demonstrating continued benefits for people with haemophilia A at the ISTH 2019 Congress

Basel, 09 July 2019 Roche presents a broad range of data for Hemlibra demonstrating continued benefits for people with haemophilia A at the ISTH 2019 Congress New analyses from phase III HAVEN studies support Hemlibra’s sustained efficacy, safety and quality of life benefit in people with haemophilia A, with and without factor VIII inhibitors First... Read more

June 28, 2019 Licensing, IP, and Legal

CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Abraxane as an initial treatment for people with PD-L1-positive, metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Basel, 28 June 2019 CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Abraxane as an initial treatment for people with PD-L1-positive, metastatic triple-negative breast cancer Recommendation based on the results of IMpassion130 study in triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive type of breast cancer with high unmet medical need First positive Phase III cancer... Read more

June 18, 2019 Uncategorized

Japan becomes the first country to approve Roche’s personalised medicine Rozlytrek

Basel, 18 June 2019 Japan becomes the first country to approve Roche’s personalised medicine Rozlytrek First tumour-agnostic medicine approved in Japan for adult and paediatric patients with NTRK fusion-positive advanced recurrent solid tumours Approval supported by the data mainly from the pivotal Phase II STARTRK-2 study showing that Rozlytrek shrank tumours in more than half... Read more

June 11, 2019 Acad, Gov/Utilities

FDA grants Roche’s Polivy accelerated approval for people with previously treated aggressive lymphoma

Basel, 11 June 2019 FDA grants Roche’s Polivy accelerated approval for people with previously treated aggressive lymphoma New targeted medicine shown to improve clinical outcomes in people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma compared to a commonly used regimen First-in-class antibody-drug conjugate that specifically targets CD79b, a protein expressed in the majority of... Read more

June 10, 2019 Atomic Spectroscopy Clinical Research/Diagn.

Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. receive Request for Additional Information from FTC under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

Basel, 10 June 2019 Roche and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. receive Request for Additional Information from FTC under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and announce extension of tender offer for shares of Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCE) (“Spark”) today announced that they have each received a request for additional... Read more

June 4, 2019 Bio/Pharma/CRO PR/Corporate Product Launch

Pivotal phase III CLL14 results for Venclexta/Venclyxto in combination with Gazyva/Gazyvaro for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presented at ASCO 2019 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Basel, 04 June 2019 Pivotal phase III CLL14 results for Venclexta/Venclyxto in combination with Gazyva/Gazyvaro for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presented at ASCO 2019 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine Venclexta/Venclyxto plus Gazyva/Gazyvaro showed improvements across multiple efficacy measures compared to Gazyva/Gazyvaro plus chlorambucil, including progression-free survival and deep remissions as determined by... Read more

June 3, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. PR/Corporate

Roche presents data from across its breast cancer portfolio at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

Basel, 03 June 2019 Roche presents data from across its breast cancer portfolio at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Roche data from 17 breast cancer abstracts presented at this year’s meeting An overall survival improvement was observed with Tecentriq and nab-paclitaxel in PD-L1-positive metastatic triple-negative breast cancer at the second... Read more

June 2, 2019 PR/Corporate

Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin and chemotherapy for the initial treatment of people with a specific type of metastatic lung cancer shows positive data in those with liver metastases

Basel, 02 June 2019 Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin and chemotherapy for the initial treatment of people with a specific type of metastatic lung cancer shows positive data in those with liver metastases Data will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting on 2 June 2019 Roche (SIX: RO,... Read more

May 31, 2019 Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

Roche and GE Healthcare launch NAVIFY Tumor Board with medical imaging capabilities to enable more personalised treatment decisions in cancer care

Basel, 31 May 2019 Roche and GE Healthcare launch NAVIFY Tumor Board with medical imaging capabilities to enable more personalised treatment decisions in cancer care Radiologists can now upload their patient records to the same dashboard as patient files from other disciplines First collaboration product enables tumour boards to have a more comprehensive view of... Read more