European Commission approves Tecentriq SC, the EU’s first PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy subcutaneous injection for multiple cancer types
“We are pleased to introduce the first subcutaneous PD-L1 cancer immunotherapy in Europe,” said Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. “Giving Tecentriq subcutaneously provides more flexibility to patients, while also helping to free up resources in constrained healthcare systems.”
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