Roche’s Breast Cancer Strategy Paying Off, But Diversification Difficult
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Roche’s key HER2 breast cancer franchise boasted a stellar sales performance in the first-quarter – rising 27% in the U.S. alone – and the rest of the cancer business followed suit. But, the loss of schizophrenia candidate bitopertin casts a shadow on the firm’s plans for neuroscience.
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