Roche Perjeta Wins Panel Backing for Early Breast Cancer
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Roche Holding AG’s Perjeta won the backing of U.S. regulatory advisers to potentially become the first pre-surgical drug treatment for breast cancer that could lead to a less-invasive procedure.
The benefits of expanding use of Perjeta to early-stage breast cancer patients outweigh the risks, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 13-0 today in Silver Spring, Maryland. The drug was approved last year for patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer that has spread.