On June 10, Genentech, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to polatuzumab vedotin-piiq (PolivyTM) in combination with bendamustine plus rituximab (BR) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who have received at least two prior therapies. The FDA's Accelerated Approval Program allows conditional approval of a medicine that fills an unmet medical need for a serious condition.
Read the Genentech press release.
Posted 6/10/2019
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