Subcutaneous injection of Tecentriq recommended by the EU’s CHMP for multiple cancer types
“Tecentriq has helped to treat more than 430,000 people diagnosed with some of the most aggressive forms of cancer,” said Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. “Subcutaneous administration offers a faster and more convenient alternative to IV infusion. The CHMP’s recommendation brings us a step closer to offering the first subcutaneous PD-L1 cancer immunotherapy treatment to patients in the EU.”
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