Cancer

News
Roche Rituxan approval

Roche’s Perjeta combo approved in Europe for early breast ca...

The European Commission (EC) has approved Roche’s Perjeta (pertuzumab) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and chemotherapy for post-surgery (adjuvant) treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (eBC) at high risk of recurrence.

News
Novartis' Basel HQ: the company is looking for more blockbusters to lift revenues

Novartis’ severe aplastic anaemia drug fast-tracked by FDA

The FDA has accepted Novartis’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and granted Priority Review designation to Promacta (eltrombopag) in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy (IST) for first-line treatment of severe aplastic anaemia (SAA), a rare and serious blood condition.