GENENTECH, a member of the Roche Group, received a second Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for its anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor, Alecensa (alectinib). The latest BTD was granted for the treatment of adult patients with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer who have not received prior treatment with an ALK inhibitor.
A curious piece of paper hangs in a frame outside the director’s office at University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center on the second floor of the General Hospital.
