Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Roche develops monkeypox PCR tests
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday it had come up with PCR tests that can detect monkeypox, as the virus spreads outside endemic countries.
May 25, 2022
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Medical research
Key signal that prompts production of insulin-producing beta cells points way toward diabetes cure
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified the key signal that prompts production of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas -- a breakthrough discovery that may ultimately help researchers find ...
Sep 12, 2011
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Medications
Roche reports promising results from anti-COVID cocktail
Swiss pharma giant Roche announced Tuesday promising results from clinical trials of an anti-COVID cocktail developed with US biotech firm Regeneron.
Mar 23, 2021
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US, UK approve Roche's $4.3 bn purchase of gene therapy group Spark
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said it had received the necessary approval from competition authorities to acquire US gene-therapy group Spark, after the two companies reached a multibillion-dollar deal earlier this year.
Dec 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA gives green light to Roche cancer test
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Roche for its FoundationOne CDx personalised diagnostic cancer test, the Swiss group said Monday.
Dec 4, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Roche, Regeneron partner on coronavirus antibody cocktail
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche joined forces Wednesday with Regeneron to scale up supply of the US firm's REGN-COV2 medicine—potentially both a prevention and treatment for COVID-19 infection.
Aug 19, 2020
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Medications
British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu (Update)
A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu.
Nov 12, 2012
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Medications
Medicare's strict Alzheimer's policy raises ante for drugmakers
The U.S. Medicare program's decision to tightly limit coverage for the first drug meant to slow the course of Alzheimer's disease has raised the stakes for companies trying to make the next one.
Apr 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
R-CHOP benefits older mantle-cell lymphoma patients
(HealthDay) -- In older patients with mantle-cell lymphoma, a rituximab-based chemotherapy regimen (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone [R-CHOP]) followed by maintenance therapy with rituximab ...
Aug 9, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US regulators approve Roche's new and faster COVID-19 test
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Friday it had received emergency approval from US regulators for a new and much faster test for diagnosing the deadly new coronavirus.
Mar 13, 2020
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