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BIOCAD does its sums for growth
Russian biotech company BIOCAD plans to leverage competitive advantages to take 5% of the European medicines market
Sandoz proposed biosimilars recommended for EU approval
25 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted positive opinions, separately recommending the approval of both Sandoz's (a Novartis division) biosimilar rituximab and biosimilar etanercept in Europe, to treat the same indications as their respective reference medicines.
Blood cancer study yields disappointing results
19 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott
Gazyvaro did not meet its primary endpoint of significantly reducing the risk of disease worsening or death in people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...
NICE recommends certolizumab pegol in draft guidance
12 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Certolizumab pegol is recommended as an option for people with severe rheumatoid arthritis when other drugs haven’t worked or aren’t suitable...
EC approves Gazyvaro plus bendamustine in follicular lymphoma
The European Commission has approved Roche’s Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) in combination with bendamustine chemotherapy followed by Gazyvaro maintenance in people with follicular lymphoma.
EC approves MabThera for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
The EC has approved the subcutaneous formulation of MabThera for people with previously untreated and relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia...
Positive results from Phase III study of Gazyva in follicular lymphoma
27 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Roche has announced positive results from the pivotal Phase III GALLIUM study.
Roche’s Phase III study of Gazyva/Gazyvaro showed significant benefit in refractory indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
4 February 2015 | By Roche
Roche announced positive results from the Phase III GADOLIN study, which evaluated treatment options for people with indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (iNHL) who are refractory to MabThera®/Rituxan® (rituximab) treatment...
Roche to present clinical data from six different medicines at ASH
9 December 2014 | By Roche
Presentations include data on Roche’s broad portfolio of hematology medicines as well as emerging investigational agents including ACE910 (RG6013) in hemophilia A...
Roche’s obinutuzumab (GA101) delayed disease progression longer than MabThera/Rituxan in people with one of the most common forms of blood cancer
24 July 2013 | By Roche
Results from the phase III CLL11 study...
Phase 3 data shows bendamustine plus rituximab doubles progression-free survival in patients with iNHL and MCL compared with CHOP-R
Results from the StiL NHL-1 study...