The next big thing lined up for Roche in lung cancer is its dual checkpoint approach of its novel TIGIT inhibitor tiragolumab plus its stalwart PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq. But the 18 May approval of Tecentriq monotherapy for first-line non-small cell lung cancer is an important step in the company’s strategy of building its way into immuno-oncology dominance by thorough execution.
Roche ceded the early lead in immuno-oncology to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Merck & Co. Inc., but the...







