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Roche’s Tecentriq in combination with Avastin receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation as initial treatment for advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma

BASEL, 18-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

6 years ago

Roche: US FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Hemlibra® for people with haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors

Designation based on phase III HAVEN 3 study demonstrating Hemlibra prophylaxis significantly reduced bleeds compared to no prophylaxis First medicine…

6 years ago

Roche: Phase III IMpower131 study met its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival of people with a type of advanced squamous lung cancer

BASEL, 20-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the Phase III IMpower131 study met its…

6 years ago

Shire CMO Howard Mayer, M.D.: no patient is currently being denied access to treatment with Hemlibra

DUBLIN, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At Shire, we’ve been committed to the hemophilia community and the lives of every patient afflicted…

6 years ago

Roche to fully acquire Ignyta for US$ 1.7 billion in an all-cash transaction

Roche to acquire Ignyta for US$ 27.00 per share Ignyta’s investigational medicine entrectinib, a selective CNS-active tyrosine-kinase inhibitor being developed…

6 years ago

Roche study combining Esbriet and nintedanib treatment: majority of the patients tolerated the combination treatment

New study combining Esbriet (pirfenidone) and nintedanib showing similar safety profile for the combination treatment to that expected for each…

7 years ago

Roche phase III BRIM8 study: 46% reduction in recurrence risk was observed in stage IIC-IIIB melanoma patients

BASEL, 14-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced data for the phase III BRIM8 study, which…

7 years ago

Haemophilia A: data from Roche’s HAVEN 1 published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

Positive phase III results for Roche’s emicizumab in haemophilia A published in The New England Journal of Medicine HAVEN 1…

7 years ago

Roche’s Lucentis is the first and only FDA-approved medicine to treat diabetic retinopathy

First and only medicine approved to treat all forms of diabetic retinopathy Granted Priority Review Designation by the FDA based…

7 years ago

FDA Approves Roche’s TECENTRIQ as initial treatment for certain advanced bladder cancer patients

First and only cancer immunotherapy approved in advanced bladder cancer as initial treatment for those unable to receive cisplatin chemotherapy…

7 years ago

New Data on Roche’s OCREVUS To be Presented at AAN

Data presentations will include platform sessions and posters across relapsing multiple sclerosis and primary progressive multiple sclerosis BASEL, 24-Apr-2017 —…

7 years ago

Roche to present 60 abstracts featuring nine of its approved or investigational medicines at the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Diego

New results from the phase III GALLIUM study which compared Gazyva/Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) plus chemotherapy to Rituxan/ MabThera (rituximab) plus chemotherapy…

7 years ago

Roche to present new data from Actemra®/RoActemra® and Rituxan®/MabThera® at the 2016 ACR/ARHP in Washington, D.C.

15 oral presentations from 17 abstracts across six autoimmune conditions First presentation of Actemra/RoActemra data from GiACTA - the largest…

7 years ago

Roche’s Marketing Authorisation Application and Biologics License Application for OCREVUS accepted by EMA and FDA

OCREVUS is the first investigational medicine seeking marketing authorisation for both relapsing and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) FDA grants…

8 years ago

European Medicines Agency accepted Sandoz’s Marketing Authorization Application for biosimilar to Roche’s EU-licensed MabThera®

Sandoz advances biosimilar portfolio with sixth major biosimilar file acceptance in less than one year Sandoz is seeking approval for…

8 years ago

Roche to present 19 approved and investigational medicines at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, 3rd – 7th June in Chicago

19 Roche medicines are included in more than 200 abstracts during ASCO 2016 New results for cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab in…

8 years ago

EU Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommends EU approval of Roche’s Gazyvaro for people with previously treated follicular lymphoma

In the pivotal study, treatment with Gazyvaro plus bendamustine chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 52…

8 years ago

FDA approval for Roche’s cobas® HBV and cobas® HCV viral load tests

cobas 6800/8800 Systems offer fastest time to results and highest throughput of any molecular platform, helping to improve disease management…

9 years ago

Roche welcomed 100 European university students from 34 countries studying science and art to the Salzburg Festival

BASEL, 12-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (11 August 2015), Roche welcomed 100 European university students from 34 countries studying science…

9 years ago

Roche’s Perjeta recommended for approval in EU as pre-surgery breast cancer treatment

The Perjeta regimen is the first neoadjuvant (pre-surgery) breast cancer treatment recommended for approval in the EU based on the…

9 years ago

Roche’s improved CARDIAC point-of-care Troponin T test now available for countries accepting the CE Mark

The Roche test enables healthcare professionals to identify patients with a suspected heart attack in the pre-hospital setting, helping ensure…

9 years ago

Roche received second Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for its investigational cancer immunotherapy MPDL3280A (anti-PDL1)

Second FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MPDL3280A following bladder cancer in 2014 BASEL, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO,…

9 years ago

Roche commences cash tender offer for up to 15,604,288 outstanding shares of common stock of Foundation Medicine, Inc. at a price of $50.00 per share

BASEL, 3-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender…

9 years ago

Roche to acquire up to 56.3% interest in Foundation Medicine, Inc. on a fully diluted basis through a tender and acquisition of newly issued shares

BASEL, 12-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Collaboration leverages both companies’ strengths to advance the progress of personalized treatments for patients with…

9 years ago

Roche acquired molecular diagnostics testing service provider Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. based in San Jose, Calif.

BASEL, 3-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the acquisition of Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. (Ariosa),…

9 years ago

Roche announced EU approved Avastin (bevacizumab) as treatment for women with recurrent ovarian cancer resistant to platinum-containing chemotherapy

First new treatment option for women in Europe in more than 15 years for most difficult to treat form of…

10 years ago

Roche announced the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved alectinib for the treatment of people with specific form of advanced lung cancer

Data showed that over 90 percent of Japanese people in the study responded to treatment with alectinib BASEL, 11-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/…

10 years ago

Roche acquires California-based Genia Technologies

Basel, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the acquisition of Genia Technologies, Inc. (Genia), a privately…

10 years ago

Roche’s cobas HPV Test for first-line primary screening test for cervical cancer gets FDA approval

Expanded indication makes cobas HPV Test the only test approved in U.S. that can be used instead of Pap in…

10 years ago

Roche subcutaneous formulation of RoACTEMRA received European Commission approval for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis treatment

First anti IL-6 receptor biologic now available for subcutaneous and intravenous administration for both monotherapy and combination therapy Basel, 29-4-2014 —…

10 years ago

Roche to invest CHF 800 million to increase production capabilities for its biologic medicines

Investment to help meet rising demand for licensed biologics and expected pipeline growth Basel, Switzerland, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO,…

11 years ago

Roche launches Elecsys ProGRP test that distinguishes the two main types of lung cancer

New test expands cancer diagnostics portfolio and strengthens Roche Diagnostics’ comprehensive tumour marker menu 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Roche (SIX: RO,…

11 years ago

Roche launched two new highly sensitive therapeutic drug monitoring tests for the immunosuppressant medicines tacrolimus and cyclosporine

Tests support long-term routine management of organ transplant recipients and enhanced workflow in medical labs 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Roche…

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