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Roche Lung-Cancer Drug Candidate Outperforms Standard Treatments in Late-Stage Trial
A Roche experimental lung-cancer therapy showed better results than current standard treatments in a late-stage clinical trial. The company reported the outcome through a Wall Street Journal account.
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A Roche experimental treatment for lung cancer produced stronger outcomes than existing therapies in a late-stage clinical trial. The company said the candidate drug met its primary goals and demonstrated improved survival measures compared with the current standard of care.
Details on patient numbers, specific survival statistics, and side-effect profiles were not released in the initial report. The trial focused on patients with a particular form of non-small cell lung cancer.
Roche plans to submit the data to regulators for review.
Further trial results and regulatory timelines have not been announced.
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