AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi cancer immunotherapy has hit the mark in a phase 3 trial in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, setting up a potential rivalry with Roche’s PD-L1 class drug Tecent
The FDA has quickly approved a new antibody treatment for an aggressive form of lymphoma from Roche – costing in the region of $90,000 for a four-month course.
Roche’s $4.3 billion takeover of US gene therapy specialist Spark Therapeutics has been pushed back again because regulators are concerned over its impact on competition.