Astellas Files Personalized Tarceva In First-line Lung Cancer With FDA
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
If successful, filing in EGFR-positive patients could give Roche/Astellas’ Tarceva a commercial boost, broadening erlotinib’s role in non-small-cell lung cancer.
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