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Genentech voluntarily withdraws U.S. indication of Tecentriq for types of bladder cancer

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Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, voluntarily withdrew the U.S. indication of Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for the treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy and whose tumors express PD-L1 or are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy regardless of PD-L1 status.

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