By Mauro Orru

Roche Holding AG said Friday that data from a pivotal Phase 3 study shows that Alecensa has a higher five-year survival rate than crizotinib for people living with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

The Swiss drugmaker said data showed a five-year survival rate of 62.5% with Alecensa, compared with 45.5% for crizotinib.

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