May 19, 2021 5:00pm
Roche's Tecentriq cut the risk of post-surgery cancer recurrence or death by 34% against best supportive care in patients with PD-L1-postivie stage II to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. (Roche)
In early cancer that’s amenable to surgery, a field viewed as the next battleground for PD-1/L1 immunotherapies, Roche’s Tecentriq has claimed the first win in non-small cell lung cancer. But the drug’s role, at least in some patients, remains unclear.
Tecentriq slashed the risk of cancer recurrence or death after surgery by 34% in a study slated for the virtual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting next month—but only in patients with stage II to IIIA disease whose tumors bore the PD-L1 biomarker.