Tarceva : European Approval For Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

... Roche's innovative cancer drug Tarceva (erlotinib), has been approved today by the European Commission for the treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, in combination with a standard chemotherapy, gemcitabine. Tarceva is the first treatment in over a decade to have shown a significant survival benefit in treating patients with this devastating disease. [click link for full article] ...