Roche Raises IO Credentials On Tecentriq Lung Cancer Data
Executive Summary
With positive overall survival data from the Phase III OAK trial of Tecentriq in non-small cell lung cancer, Roche enters the top flight of immuno-oncology companies alongside Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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