Philadelphia, PA – Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer, representing more than 30% of all pediatric cases. A pilot study in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, confirms the feasibility of implementing an RNA sequencing analysis (RNA-Seq) workflow for clinical diagnosis of molecular subtypes...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital described the gene regulatory networks contributing to differences between subtypes of the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The work examined chromatin, the packaging that compacts DNA, in a cohort of patient samples six times greater than any...
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada) is pleased to announce that on March 5, 2024, the Institut National d’Excellence en Santé et en Services Sociaux (INESSS) recommended Columvi® (glofitamab for injection) for public reimbursement. This recommendation follows the recent positive recommendation from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and...
Roche Diagnostics today announced the launch of a new tuberculosis test for South Africa. Worldwide, South Africa is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of tuberculosis. The new kit detects different species of Mycobacterium from human sputum samples using the LightCycler® 2.0 Instrument. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in...
Basel – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the decision to discontinue dosing in the Phase III GENERATION HD1 study of tominersen in manifest Huntington’s disease (HD). The decision was based on the results of a pre-planned review of the data from the Phase III study conducted by...
Basel – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer patients. MMR is a molecular mechanism that functions to correct certain errors that can spontaneously occur during DNA replication. Testing can...
Basel, Switzerland – After a lackluster data leak in 2023, Roche’s Genentech is turning the tables with positive Phase III data for its anti-TIGIT immunotherapy. The subsidiary revealed study results Tuesday in an abstract at this week’s American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. In patients with esophageal squamous...
Basel – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Evrysdi™ (risdiplam) for the treatment of 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients two months of age and older, with a clinical diagnosis of SMA Type 1, Type 2 or Type 3 or with...
Basel – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced new 2-year data from Part 2 of FIREFISH, a Phase 2/3 global study evaluating Evrysdi™ (risdiplam) in infants aged 1-7 months at enrollment with symptomatic Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The data showed Evrysdi continued to improve motor function between...
HEBER CITY, Utah (ABC-4 Sports) – Just eight months ago, Jade Hafen wasn’t sure if he would be able to walk again. After competing in a calf roping event, Hafen collapsed, unable to move his legs. He was eventually diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a dehabilitating nerve disorder in which the...