Benzinga | Oct 18, 2021 12:56PM EDT

Roche's Tecentriq Wins FDA Approval In Adjuvant Lung Cancer Setting

* The FDA has greenlit Roche Holdings AG's (OTC:RHHBY) Tecentriq and platinum-based chemotherapy as post-surgery treatment for non-small cell lung cancer with the expression of the PD-L1 biomarker covering at least 1% of tumor cells.

* Related: After Bladder Cancer, Roche Pulls Breast Cancer Indication For Tecentriq In US.

* The agency based its review on data from the Phase 3 IMpower010 study, which showed adjuvant Tecentriq cut the risk of relapse or death by 34% over best supportive care.

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* Price Action: RHHBY shares are up 0.45% at $49.14 during the market session on the last check Monday.