FDA approves atezolizumab for first-line treatment of metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression | FDA

FDA approves atezolizumab for first-line treatment of metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression | FDA

FDA approves atezolizumab for first-line treatment of metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression

Food and Drug Administration approved atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ®, Genentech Inc.) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (PD-L1 stained ≥ 50% of tumor cells [TC ≥ 50%] or PD-L1 stained tumor-infiltrating immune cells [IC] covering ≥ 10% of the tumor area [IC ≥ 10%]), with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations. More information.