Genentech pulls TNBC indication for Tecentriq

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Genentech has withdrawn the U.S. accelerated approval indication for Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (Abraxane, albumin-bound paclitaxel; nab-paclitaxel) for the treatment of adults with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer whose tumors express PD-L1, as determined by an FDA)-approved test. 

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