Roche's Tecentriq Notches Approval For First-Line NSCLC Monotherapy
Executive Summary
The company is getting more attention these days for its TIGIT inhibitor tiragolumab in combination with Tecentriq for 1L NSCLC, but a new 1L monotherapy indication for Tecentriq helps it compete against Keytruda.
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