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Roche delivers updated pipeline

March 18, 2010
Cancer, Roche

Roche says its pipeline can sustain its growth in oncology and increase its presence in personalised healthcare. Roche also plans …

MabThera

Roche cancer drug gets NICE thumbs up

March 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing MabThera, Roche

NICE has recommended Roche’s MabThera to treat patients with the most common form of leukaemia, relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic …

NICE asks Roche for RoActemra cost data

March 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing RoActemra, Roche

Roche’s attempts to secure NICE approval for rheumatoid arthritis drug RoActemra have hit another hurdle. NICE’s independent appraisal committee has …

Avastin fails in phase III study

February 24, 2010
Research and Development Roche, avastin, gastric cancer, stomach cancer

Roche’s Avastin does not help patients with a severe form of stomach cancer to live longer, according to the results …

Roche diabetes trial proves promising

February 11, 2010
Research and Development GLP-1, Roche, diabetes, taspoglutide

Phase III results for Roche’s once-weekly injectable drug taspoglutide have shown a positive effect on reducing blood glucose compared with …

Roche expands Herceptin franchise

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing Herceptin, Roche, gastric cancer, stomach cancer

Roche’s blockbuster breast cancer treatment Herceptin has been launched in the UK as a treatment for stomach cancer. It is …

Roche building

Genentech integration hits Roche profits

February 3, 2010
Sales and Marketing 2009 financials, Genentech, Roche

Roche achieved healthy sales growth in 2009 but saw a 22% drop in net income due to the cost gaining …

Roche invests in production of new Herceptin formulation

January 25, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Herceptin, Roche

Roche will spend 190 million Swiss francs ($183m) to put production capacity in place for a new self-administered formulation of …

Roche's cancer testing answers website

Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup

January 15, 2010
Medical Communications Diagnostics, Novartis, Roche, digital pharma, malaria

In this week’s roundup: Roche answers cancer testing questions, Novartis uses SMS in fight against malaria, UCB goes to Facebook …

FDA approves Roche’s Actemra

January 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing Actemra, RoActemra, Roche, US, rheumatoid arthritis

Roche’s Actemra has been approved in the US for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and …

Roche signs genetic chemistry technology deal

January 11, 2010
Research and Development Evolva, Roche, genetic chemistry

Roche has signed a deal with Evolva Holding to create anti-infectives and cancer treatments using the latter’s genetic chemistry technology. Roche’s …

Roche's new Building 1

Roche plans striking new Basel offices

January 4, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Basel, Roche, construction

Roche has unveiled plans for its new main office building in Basel, Switzerland, that will accommodate more than 1,800 people …

Roche's entry on Google sidewiki

Digital Pharma: Roche tackles sidewiki

December 21, 2009
Medical Communications Roche, digi, digital pharma, google, sidewiki

Roche has become the second pharma company to tackle sidewiki on its corporate website, posting an entry that sets out …

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NICE still saying ‘no’ to Roche’s RoActemra

December 17, 2009
Sales and Marketing NICE, RoActemra, Roche

Roche will have to present a stronger case for arthritis drug RoActemra in order to gain approval, according to NICE. …

MabThera shows improved leukaemia survival benefits

December 14, 2009
Sales and Marketing CLL, MabThera, Roche

MabThera/Rituxan is the first treatment to show improved survival in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), according to …

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