FDA Approves Genentech’s Tecentriq in Combination With Chemotherapy for the Initial Treatment of Adults With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY),today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)approved Tecentriq® (atezolizumab), in combinationwith carboplatin and etoposide (chemotherapy), for the initial(first-line) treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lungcancer (ES-SCLC).