Tecentriq Plus Chemo Data Could Re-Enforce Roche's Position In Bladder Cancer
Executive Summary
Roche's PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy improved progression-free survival in first-line bladder cancer, after the immunotherapy failed a confirmatory trial as monotherapy.
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