Roche’s Master Plan: Perjeta Gains Early Breast Cancer Approval, Late-Stage Kadcyla Data
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Perjeta’s approval in neoadjuvant breast cancer signals paradigm change as first approval under new pathway. Meanwhile, antibody-drug conjugate Kadcyla proves its worth in heavily pretreated, advanced breast cancer.
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