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Roche's Tecentriq wins 12th FDA indication, for stage III colon cancer

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9 October 2026

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Fusion42 · 9 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

The US FDA approved Roche's Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of stage III deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) colon cancer, marking Tecentriq's 12th approved indication and the first immunotherapy regimen approved in this post-surgical setting.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 3 sources have reported it between 9 Oct 2026 and 11 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can expand drug development efforts into earlier-stage colorectal cancer with immunotherapy now FDA-approved post-surgery; competitors relying only on chemotherapy face a shrinking market.

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3 sources · first reported 9 Oct 2026 · latest 11 Oct 2026

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Biotechfda-approvalimmunotherapyoncologycolon-cancerclinical-trials