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MADRID — A Roche drug lowered the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy for patients with a type of early non-small cell lung cancer, according to data from a Phase 3 trial presented Saturday.
The findings, which Roche is planning to submit to regulators, could give patients with early-stage ALK-positive cancers another option. The standard treatment after surgery for these patients is chemotherapy.
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The results from the Alina trial were presented here at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology.
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