FDA grants priority review to Roche’s cancer immunotherapy TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) for initial treatment of people with a specific type of metastatic lung cancer

01:00 EDT 7 May 2018 | Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Roche today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and granted Priority Review for TECENTRIQ® (atezolizumab), in combination with Avastin® (bevacizumab), paclitaxel and carboplatin (chemotherapy), for the initial (first-line) treatment of people with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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