The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Genentech’s Esbriet as a potential treatment for adults with unclassifiable interstitial lung disease (uILD) as the Roche subsidiary looks to expand the drug’s indications.

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of J&J announced the U.S. FDA approval of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in combination with rituximab for the treatment of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

The pharma industry’s R&D concentration has been shifting towards specialty therapy areas as research and development returns decline for some leaders.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that in the large pivotal Phase II study, BIRCH, the investigational cancer […]