European Commission approves Roche’s Tecentriq SC, the EU’s first PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy subcutaneous injection for multiple cancer types

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Basel, 16 January 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Tecentriq® SC (atezolizumab), the European Union (EU)’s first PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy for subcutaneous (under the skin) injection. Last year, more than 38,000 people in the EU received Tecentriq to treat different types of lung, liver, bladder and breast cancer.7 Until now, Tecentriq has been given directly into patients’ veins by IV infusion which takes approximately 30-60 minutes.6 The new subcutaneous injection will cut treatment time to approximately seven minutes, with most injections taking between four and eight minutes.6 The marketing authorisation applies to all approved indications of Tecentriq IV.7

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European Commission approves Roche’s Tecentriq SC, the EU's first PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy subcutaneous injection for multiple cancer types