Hoffmann-LaRoche’s Alecensaro receives Health Canada approval NSCLC

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ALECENSARO (alectinib) received approval from Health Canada as a monotherapy for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive, locally advanced (not amenable to curative therapy) or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib. The drug is marketed under the name Alecensa in the US. The drug, which...

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