FDA approves Tecentriq + chemo for ES-SCLC

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March 25, 2019—Genentech announced FDA approval of Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with carboplatin and etoposide for the initial treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

“Extensive-stage small cell lung cancer is a highly aggressive form of lung cancer, which until now has seen limited treatment advances over the last 20 years,” Andrea Ferris, president and CEO of Lungevity Foundation, said in a press release from Genentech. “Today’s approval of Tecentriq is an important step forward in ensuring that people across the spectrum of lung cancer types have effective new therapies.”