[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in both divisions ’ base business; Group sales and profit reflect declining demand for COVID-19 products
Excluding COVID-19 products,Groupsales increase strongly by 8%1at constant exchange rates (CER)In line with the expected declining demand for COVID-19 products,Groupsales decrease 2% (-8% in Swiss francs)Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow strongly by 8% due to continued high demand for newer medicines; new eye medicine Vabysmo is the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division ’s base businesscontinues its good growth momentum with an increase of 6%, while total divisional sales are 23% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first half of 2022Core earnings per share decrease 5%, driven by lower...
Source: Roche Investor Update - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in both divisions ’ base business; Group sales and profit reflect declining demand for COVID-19 products
Basel, 27 July 2023Excluding COVID-19 products,Groupsales increase strongly by 8%1at constant exchange rates (CER)In line with the expected declining demand for COVID-19 products,Groupsales decrease 2% (-8% in Swiss francs)Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow strongly by 8% due to continued high demand for newer medicines; new eye medicine Vabysmo is the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division ’s base businesscontinues its good growth momentum with an increase of 6%, while total divisional sales are 23% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first half of 2022Core earnings per share decrease ...
Source: Roche Media News - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Tony Iommi's four-year battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma - first sign
The legendary rocker has previously said the disease will "probably" come back. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
European Commission approves Roche ’s fixed-duration Columvi (glofitamab) for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Columvi is the first CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody available in Europe to treat the most common and aggressive form of lymphomaApproval is based on results from the phase I/II NP30179 study, where Columvi given as a fixed course induced early and long-lasting complete responses in people with heavily pre-treated or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma1Columvi is given for a fixed period of time and made to be readily available, providing patients with a treatment end date and treatment-free periodBasel, 11 July 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Commission (EC) ha...
Source: Roche Media News - July 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
European Commission approves Roche ’s fixed-duration Columvi (glofitamab) for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Columvi is the first CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody available in Europe to treat the most common and aggressive form of lymphomaApproval is based on results from the phase I/II NP30179 study, where Columvi given as a fixed course induced early and long-lasting complete responses in people with heavily pre-treated or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma1Columvi is given for a fixed period of time and made to be readily available, providing patients with a treatment end date and treatment-free periodBasel, 11 July 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Commission (EC) ha...
Source: Roche Investor Update - July 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA approves Roche ’s Columvi, the first and only bispecific antibody with a fixed-duration treatment for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Pivotal study showed durable responses, with a 56% overall response rate, a 43% complete response (remission) rate and a median duration of response of 1.5 years (18.4 months)1Given over a fixed period of time,Columvi provides patients with a treatment end date and potential time off treatmentColumvi is part of Roche ' s industry-leading portfolio of T-cell engaging bispecific antibodies in non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which also includes the recently approvedLunsumioto treat follicular lymphomaBasel, 16 June 2023 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...
Source: Roche Media News - June 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA approves Roche ’s Columvi, the first and only bispecific antibody with a fixed-duration treatment for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Pivotal study showed durable responses, with a 56% overall response rate, a 43% complete response (remission) rate and a median duration of response of 1.5 years (18.4 months)1Given over a fixed period of time,Columvi provides patients with a treatment end date and potential time off treatmentColumvi is part of Roche ' s industry-leading portfolio of T-cell engaging bispecific antibodies in non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which also includes the recently approvedLunsumioto treat follicular lymphomaBasel, 16 June 2023 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - June 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nivolumab-AVD Boosts PFS in Untreated Hodgkin Lymphoma
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Adding the immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo), rather than brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), to a standard chemotherapy backbone reduced the risk of disease progression or death in newly diagnosed adults... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - June 4, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Janssen Enters Worldwide Collaboration and License Agreement with Cellular Biomedicine Group to Develop Next Generation CAR-T Therapies
HORSHAM, Pa., May 2, 2023 – Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced today that it has entered into a worldwide collaboration and license agreement with Cellular Biomedicine Group Inc. (CBMG) to develop, manufacture and commercialize next-generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the treatment of B-cell malignancies. These investigational CD20-directed autologous CAR-Ts have demonstrated promising overall and complete response rates in Phase 1 studies in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) in China, with the m...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche ’s fixed-duration Columvi (glofitamab) for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Once approved,Columvi will be the first CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody available to treat people in Europe with this aggressive lymphomaThe recommendation is based on results from the phase I/II NP30179 study, whereColumvi given as a fixed course induced early and long-lasting complete responses in people with heavily pre-treated or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma1Columvi is part of Roche ’s industry-leading CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific developmentprogramme, which aims to transform the treatment experience for people with blood cancers using off-the-shelf and fixed-duration optionsBasel, 26 ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche ’s fixed-duration Columvi (glofitamab) for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Once approved,Columvi will be the first CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody available to treat people in Europe with this aggressive lymphomaThe recommendation is based on results from the phase I/II NP30179 study, whereColumvi given as a fixed course induced early and long-lasting complete responses in people with heavily pre-treated or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma1Columvi is part of Roche ’s industry-leading CD20xCD3 T-cell-engaging bispecific developmentprogramme, which aims to transform the treatment experience for people with blood cancers using off-the-shelf and fixed-duration optionsBasel, 26 ...
Source: Roche Media News - April 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong sales growth in base business of both divisions in the first quarter; Group sales decline due to expected drop in demand for COVID-19 tests
As expected, significantly lower demand for COVID-19 tests leads to a decrease inGroup sales (-3%1 at constant exchange rates [CER] and -7% in Swiss francs); excluding this effect, Group sales grow 8%Pharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 9%; strong demand for newer medicines; Vabysmo for severe eye diseases is already the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division base business grows 4%, whiledivisional salesare 28% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first quarter of 2022Highlights in the first quarter:US approval of Polivy (first-line treatment for an aggressive form of blood cancer)EU approva...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong sales growth in base business of both divisions in the first quarter; Group sales decline due to expected drop in demand for COVID-19 tests
Basel, 26 April 2023As expected, significantly lower demand for COVID-19 tests leads to a decrease inGroup sales (-3%1 at constant exchange rates [CER] and -7% in Swiss francs); excluding this effect, Group sales grow 8%Pharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 9%; strong demand for newer medicines; Vabysmo for severe eye diseases is already the strongest growth driverDiagnostics Division base business grows 4%, whiledivisional salesare 28% lower due to exceptionally high demand for COVID-19 tests in the first quarter of 2022Highlights in the first quarter:US approval of Polivy (first-line treatment for an aggressive form of blo...
Source: Roche Media News - April 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] FDA approves Roche ’s Polivy in combination with R-CHP for people with certain types of previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Polivy combination is the first FDA-approved therapy in nearly 20 years for the first-line treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive disease and the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the USPOLARIX trial showed thePolivy combination reduced the risk of disease progression, relapse or death by 27% compared to the standard of care, R-CHOP, with a comparable safety profileFirst-line treatment withPolivy plus R-CHP has the potential to reduce the burden on patients and healthcare systems, associated with disease progressionBasel, 19 April 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that t...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] FDA approves Roche ’s Polivy in combination with R-CHP for people with certain types of previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Polivy combination is the first FDA-approved therapy in nearly 20 years for the first-line treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive disease and the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the USPOLARIX trial showed thePolivy combination reduced the risk of disease progression, relapse or death by 27% compared to the standard of care, R-CHOP, with a comparable safety profileFirst-line treatment withPolivy plus R-CHP has the potential to reduce the burden on patients and healthcare systems, associated with disease progressionBasel, 19 April 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that t...
Source: Roche Media News - April 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
