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Roche offers $5.7 billion to buy gene firm Illumina
by on Jan.25, 2012, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – Roche Holding AG is offering $5.7 billion in cash to buy U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina Inc in an unfriendly takeover bid that marks a major play by the Swiss drugmaker into the gene technology field. Gene sequencing is central …
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Roche melanoma drug wins European green light
by on Dec.16, 2011, under Health and Fitness
LONDON (Reuters) – European regulators have recommended approval of a targeted melanoma drug from Swiss group Roche Holding AG, opening the way to a new treatment option for patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer. The green light for Zelb…
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Roche skin cancer drug to get priority review in U.S.
by on Nov.09, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Roche's experimental skin cancer drug vismodegib has been given "priority review" status by U.S. authorities, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.
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Roche MS drug results boost late-stage chances
by on Oct.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding said a mid-phase study found its ocrelizumab drug maintained significant reduction in disease activity for multiple sclerosis patients for almost two years, boosting its chances of success in late-stage trials.
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Roche says skin cancer drug substantially shrinks
by on Sep.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A new skin cancer drug from Roche had "remarkable" results in a mid-stage trial, substantially shrinking tumors and lesions in patients with a potentially fatal type of skin cancer, the Swiss drugmaker said on Saturday.
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FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug Zelboraf
by on Aug.17, 2011, under Health and Fitness
U.S. drug regulators on Wednesday approved a targeted skin cancer drug from Roche Holding along with its diagnostic test, an advance in personalized health care.
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Roche to fight for Avastin as breast cancer drug
by on Jun.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Drugmaker Roche Holding AG will try to convince U.S. regulators to reverse course on Avastin, the world's best-selling cancer medicine, and approve its use for breast cancer in a hearing this week.
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Novartis moves ahead with copy of Roche drug
by on Jan.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Novartis advanced its bid to copy Roche's multi-billion dollar antibody drug rituximab on Monday, starting phase II trials for its own version of the blockbuster medicine.
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Roche To Respond To Challenges Against A Stream Of Chinese Medicine: Tamiflu Will Continue To Expand
by on Nov.23, 2010, under Preventative Medicine
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Roche drugs point to personalized lung cancer care
by on Oct.09, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Roche's experimental drug MetMab and its established product Tarceva showed impressive results in lung cancer trials on Saturday, highlighting how treating the disease is becoming much more focused.
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