Rituxan Gains Two New NHL Indications

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec, Inc. received approval from the FDA for two additional uses for Rituxan for patients with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). One new indication is for first-line treatment of previously untreated patients with follicular NHL in combination with CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone) chemotherapy. The second is for the treatment of low-grade NHL in patients with stable disease or who achieve a partial or complete response follo...

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