Product Development PortfolioLast update: Jul. 26, 2018

Description/Summary:

Managed By:

4. Genentech Research and Early Development

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Emactuzumab (RG7155) is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) designed to inhibit the CSF-1 mediated survival of tumor-promoting ‘M2’ macrophages without affecting tumor-killing ‘M1’ macrophages. A phase I trial evaluating combined emactuzumab and selicrelumab (CD40 MAb, RG7876) in solid tumors is ongoing.

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2. Pharma Research and Early Development

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Obinutuzumab, GA101, is the first glycoengineered, type II, humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. It has a distinct mode of action compared with other anti-CD20s, including MabThera/Rituxan, and was specifically designed to selectively target the CD20 protein on malignant B cells and to bind with high affinity to the cell surface in a type II configuration.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Biogen Idec

Description/Summary:

Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421) is a selective inhibitor of MEK, also known as mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), a key component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway that is frequently activated in human tumours. Inappropriate activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes cell growth in the absence of exogenous growth factors. A phase I trial is investigating Cotellic in combination with Tecentriq as a potential second-line treatment in patients with BRAF non-mutated metastatic melanoma previously treated with cancer immunotherapy.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421) is a selective inhibitor of MEK, also known as mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), a key component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway that is frequently activated in human tumours. Inappropriate activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes cell growth in the absence of exogenous growth factors. A phase I trial is investigating Cotellic in combination with Tecentriq as a potential treatment in patients RCC, UC and H&N cancers.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421) is a selective inhibitor of MEK, also known as mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), a key component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway that is frequently activated in human tumours. Inappropriate activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes cell growth in the absence of exogenous growth factors. A phase I trial of Cotellic in combination with Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1) and Avastin as a 2nd or 3rd line treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Exelixis

Description/Summary:

Ipatasertib (RG7440) is a small molecule pan-Akt inhibitor. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway regulates cell growth and survival. A phase I trial is investigating Cotellic in combination with Tecentriq and Taxane as a potential treatment in patients with TNBC.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase Ib trial is evaluating Tecentriq in combination with rucaparib (a small-molecule PARP inhibitor) in advanced gynecologic cancers, with a focus on ovarian cancer.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Rucaparib in collaboration with Clovis

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase Ib/II clinical trial investigating Tecentriq as a potential treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab) is a monoclonal antibody that targets PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. MORPHEUS pancreatic cancer study is testing a number of cancer immunotherapy combinations to inform future development. MORPHEUS is a phase Ib/II adaptive development platform established by Roche to assess the efficacy and safety of combination cancer immunotherapies.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Cotellic in collaboration with Exelixis, BL-8040 in collaboration with BioLineRX, PEGPH20 in collaboration with Halozyme

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase Ib trial evaluating Tecentriq in combination with Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) or with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and Perjeta (pertuzumab), with or without chemotherapy, as appropriate, in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial evaluating Tecentriq for solid tumours is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial evaluating Tecentriq in combination with Tarceva (erlotinib) or Alecensa (alectinib) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial evaluating Tecentriq in combination with Avastin (bevacizumab) and chemotherapy for solid tumours is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial investigating Tecentriq combined with radium-223 dichloride in patients with prostate cancer is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial evaluating atezolizumab alone and in combination with lenalidomide in multiple myeloma is planned to start in Q3 2015.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial evaluating atezolizumab in combination with Zelboraf (vemurafenib), with or without Cotellic (cobimetinib), for metastatic melanoma is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase I trial evaluating atezolizumab in combination with Gazyva (obinutuzumab) or tazemetostat (EZH2 inhibitor) in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Venetoclax is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Abbott, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601, GDC-0199, ABT-199) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A study of Venclexta in combination with Cotellic +/- Tecentriq in relapsed or refractory Multiple Myeloma

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

RG7601 is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. Gazyva, (obinutuzumab), is the first glycoengineered, type II, humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. It has a distinct mode of action compared with other anti-CD20s, including MabThera/Rituxan, and was specifically designed to selectively target the CD20 protein on malignant B-cells and to bind with high affinity to the cell surface in a type II configuration.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie, WEHI

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A phase I clinical trial is investigating Venclexta as a single agent and in combination with the hypomethylating agent azacitidine in patients with relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndromes.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A phase I clinical trial is investigating Venclexta in combination with Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421, selective MEK inhibitor) or with idasanutlin (RG7388, selective MDM2 antagonist) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia that is not eligible for cytotoxic therapy.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Venclexta); Exelixis (Cotellic)

Description/Summary:

RG7813 is a targeted immunocytokine combining an engineered cytokine (IL2v) with an antibody against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a protein expressed in several cancers. RG7813 is being developed in combination with other immunotherapies, and it is currently being tested in combination with Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PD-L1, RG7446).

Managed By:

2. Pharma Research and Early Development

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Selicrelumab (RG7876) is a fully human (IgG2) agonistic antibody against CD40. The antibody induces T cell-driven tumor killing by activation of CD40 on antigen-presenting cells which in turn prime T cells to attack the tumor. The antibody is being developed in combination with other immunotherapies and is also being tested in combination with vanucizumab (Ang2-VEGF biMAb, RG7221).

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2. Pharma Research and Early Development

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Entrectinib, is a potent, selective CNS active tyrosine kinase inhibitor being developed for NTRK or ROS1 tumours. Activating ROS1 rearrangements are concentrated in NSCLC, accounting for 1-2% of NSCLCs. Activating rearrangements in TRK have been identified across >30 different solid tumor types, including head and neck, thyroid, sarcoma and brain.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Idasanutlin is an oral, selective, small molecule MDM2 antagonist that inhibits binding of MDM2 to p53. Blocking the MDM2-p53 interaction stabilizes p53 and activates p53-mediated cell death and inhibition of cell growth.

Managed By:

2. Pharma Research and Early Development

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421), a selective inhibitor of MEK, also known as mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), is a key component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, which is frequently activated in human tumors. Inappropriate activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes cell growth in the absence of exogenous growth factors. A phase II trial of Cotellic in combination with paclitaxel, with paclitaxel and atezolizumab, or with nab-paclitaxel and atezolizumab in patients with triple-negative breast cancer is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Exelixis

Description/Summary:

Ipatasertib (RG7440) is a small molecule pan-Akt inhibitor. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway regulates cell growth and survival.

Managed By:

4. Genentech Research and Early Development

Partner:

Array BioPharma

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A phase II clinical trial is investigating Venclexta in combination with the hypomethylating agent azacitidine in patients with previously untreated myelodysplastic syndromes.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie

Description/Summary:

Venetoclax (RG7601) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Description/Summary:

RG7601 is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A phase II clinical trial evaluating the combination of RG7601 and MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) in relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Description/Summary:

Trastuzumab emtansine (T–DM1) is a novel antibody–drug conjugate that combines the therapeutic effect of trastuzumab (the active substance of Herceptin) with intracellular delivery of DM1, a highly potent chemotherapy agent, to specifically target HER2-positive tumors.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

ImmunoGen

Description/Summary:

Trastuzumab emtansine (T–DM1) is a novel antibody–drug conjugate that combines the therapeutic effect of trastuzumab (the active substance of Herceptin) with intracellular delivery of DM1, a highly potent chemotherapy agent, to specifically target HER2-positive tumors. Pertuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to prevent HER2 dimerisation, a process that is believed to play an important role in the growth and formation of several different cancer types. The mechanism of action of pertuzumab is thought to be complementary to Herceptin, as both bind to the HER2 receptor but on different regions. The goal of combining pertuzumab with T-DM1 is to determine if the combination may provide a more comprehensive blockade of HER signalling pathways.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Immunogen

Description/Summary:

Trastuzumab emtansine (T–DM1) is a novel antibody–drug conjugate that combines the therapeutic effect of trastuzumab (the active substance of Herceptin) with intracellular delivery of DM1, a highly potent chemotherapy agent, to specifically target HER2-positive tumors.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

ImmunoGen

Description/Summary:

Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421) is a selective inhibitor of MEK, also known as mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), a key component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway that is frequently activated in human tumours. Inappropriate activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes cell growth in the absence of exogenous growth factors. A phase III trial of Cotellic in combination with Tecentriq as a first-line treatment in patients with BRAF-wild type or unresectable metastatic locally advanced melanoma is ongoing. (IMspire170)

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Exelixis (Cotellic), Plexxikon/Daiichi Sankyo (Zelboraf)

Description/Summary:

Cotellic (cobimetinib, RG7421) is a selective inhibitor of MEK, also known as mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), a key component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway that is frequently activated in human tumours. Inappropriate activation of the MEK/ERK pathway promotes cell growth in the absence of exogenous growth factors. A phase III trial of Cotellic in combination with Tecentriq and Zelboraf as a first-line treatment in patients with BRAF-mutated advanced melanoma is ongoing.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Exelixis (Cotellic), Plexxikon/Daiichi Sankyo (Zelboraf)

Description/Summary:

Ipatasertib (RG7440) is a small molecule pan-Akt inhibitor. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway regulates cell growth and survival.

Managed By:

4. Genentech Research and Early Development

Partner:

Array BioPharma

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase III trial is evaluating Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy or as monotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have not received prior systemic therapy.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase III trial is evaluating Tecentriq in patients with adjuvant squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. Atezolizumab is being evaluated in a phase III clinical trial as a potential adjuvant treatment, following surgery and adjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy, for patients with non-small cell lung cancer whose tumours express PDL1.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. Atezolizumab is being tested in a phase II/III clinical trial for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer patients who are positive via a blood based Tumour mutational burden(TMB) assay, BFAST trial.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase III clinical trial evaluating atezolizumab as a potential adjuvant treatment (after surgery) for muscle-invasive bladder cancer is expected to start in Q3 2015.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase III trial is evaluating Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy and Avastin in women with newly diagnosed Stage III or IV ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq, (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase III trial is evaluating Tecentriq in combination with Avastin in people with previously untreated Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. Atezolizumab is being evaluated in a phase III clinical trial as a potential first-line treatment for patients with non-squamous or squamous non-small cell lung cancer whose tumours express PDL1.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. Atezolizumab is being evaluated in a phase III clinical trial as a potential first-line treatment, in combination with paclitaxel, for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to fight cancer. Tecentriq (atezolizumab, anti-PDL1, RG7446, MPDL3280A) is an engineered monoclonal antibody that targets the ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1) aiming to prevent cancer immune evasion. A phase III clinical trial is investigating Tecentriq in combination with nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane®) as a potential neoadjuvant (before surgery) treatment for triple-negative breast cancer.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Roche Only

Description/Summary:

Anti-CD79b is an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) that consists of a monoclonal antibody, conjugated to a potent anti-cancer agent that is selectively delivered to tumor cells.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Seattle Genetics

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601, GDC-0199, ABT-199) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A phase III clinical trial is investigating Venclexta in combination with the hypomethylating agent azacitidine in patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia who are not eligible for standard induction therapy.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie

Description/Summary:

Venclexta (venetoclax, RG7601) is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. A phase III clinical trial is investigating Venclexta in combination with low dose cytarabine in patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie

Description/Summary:

RG7601 is a novel small molecule Bcl-2 selective inhibitor designed to restore apoptosis, also known as programmed cell death, by blocking the function of a pro-survival Bcl-2 family protein. The Bcl-2 family proteins, which are expressed at high levels in many tumors, play a central role in regulating apoptosis and, consequently, are thought to impact tumor formation, tumor growth and resistance. Gazyva, (obinutuzumab), is the first glycoengineered, type II, humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. It has a distinct mode of action compared with other anti-CD20s, including MabThera/Rituxan, and was specifically designed to selectively target the CD20 protein on malignant B-cells and to bind with high affinity to the cell surface in a type II configuration.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

AbbVie, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Description/Summary:

Alecensa (alectinib, RG7853) is a small molecule designed to selectively target ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) and to penetrate and stay in the central nervous system. Alectinib binds ALK, inhibiting downstream malignant pathways that contribute to tumorigenesis and disease progression. Alecensa is being tested in a phase II/III clinical trial for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer patients who are ALK+, BFAST trial.

Managed By:

1. Roche Group

Partner:

Chugai