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ECCO ESMO 2009

Roche is presenting encouraging results from nearly 150 scientific studies at ECCO 15 ESMO 34, the major European Oncology meeting taking place in Berlin, Germany from September 21 - 24. The new data demonstrate survival benefits for Avastin, Herceptin and Xeloda in a number of different cancer types which are particularly difficult to treat, including malignant melanoma (an aggressive and incurable form of skin cancer), primary brain cancer and colorectal cancer.

On this site you will find the latest media releases, background information, videos, visuals and links to relevant sites.

Latest News from ECCO ESMO
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September 24: Herceptin provides impressive survival benefit for patients with high levels of HER2 in their stomach cancer  more...PDF
September 23: New data presented at ECCO/ESMO confirms benefits of bevacizumab (Avastin®) based therapy for the first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer  more...
September 23: From inoperable disease to potentially life saving surgery - new Avastin data gives hope to colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases  more...PDF
September 23: Roche announces results from two early studies which show promise for patients with malignant melanoma  more...PDF
September 23: Phase IV lung cancer study confirms the safety and outstanding efficacy benefit of Avastin-based therapy in a ‘real world’ setting   more...
September 22: Avastin could play an important role in improving the daily lives of patients with the most aggressive form of brain cancer.  more...PDF
Roche Media Events at ECCO ESMO
Roche Oncology Media Briefing Agenda
Monday 21 September, 19:00 – 20:00 (during ECCO ESMO congress) Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin, Germany
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Background Information
About Roche in oncologyPDF
Roche in Oncology backgrounderPDF
Roche Oncology R&DPDF
Cancer - a major global health challengePDF
Cancer facts backgrounderPDF
Breast cancer backgrounderPDF
Colorectal cancer backgrounderPDF
Non Small Cell Lung cancer backgrounderPDF
Skin cancer (Melanoma) backgrounderPDF
Brain cancer (Glioblastoma) backgrounderPDF
Kidney cancer backgrounderPDF
Illustrations
Stomach cancerJPG
Staging of stomach cancerJPG
Testing visuals - IHC TestingJPG