Halozyme Announces Roche's OCREVUS® SC with ENHANZE® Receives European Commission Approval for Relapsing and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
OCREVUS® subcutaneous (SC) injection offers a new 10-minute administration with comparable efficacy and safety to intravenous (IV) infusion
Provides an additional treatment option without the need for IV facilities, expanding accessibility for patients
OCREVUS® SC is a 10-minute injection that maintains the same twice-yearly schedule as the approved IV infusion. The SC injection was designed to be administered by healthcare professionals, with the flexibility to be administered either in the clinic or in settings outside the clinic.
"With OCREVUS SC, multiple sclerosis patients in the EU can now have their medicine administered in just 10 minutes, twice per year, and without the need for an IV facility," said Dr.
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In addition to historical information, the statements set forth in this press release include forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements concerning the Company's ENHANZE® drug delivery technology including the possible benefits and attributes of ENHANZE®, the possible method of action of ENHANZE®, its potential application to aid in the dispersion and absorption of other injected therapeutic drugs, facilitating more rapid delivery and administration of higher volumes of injectable medications through subcutaneous delivery and certain other benefits of ENHANZE® including lowering the treatment burden for patients and alleviating pressure on health care system resources, including potential out-of-hospital administration of OCREVUS® SC. Forward-looking statements regarding the Company's ENHANZE® business may include potential growth driven by our partners' development and commercialization efforts (including anticipated regulatory submissions, PDUFA dates, potential regulatory approvals, indications and product launches). These forward-looking statements are typically, but not always, identified through use of the words "believe," "enable," "may," "will," "could," "intends," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan," "predict," "probable," "potential," "possible," "should," "continue," and other words of similar meaning and involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from the expectations contained in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including unexpected results or delays in the growth of the Company's business, or in the development, regulatory review or commercialization of the Company's partnered products, regulatory approval requirements, unexpected adverse events or patient outcomes and competitive conditions. These and other factors that may result in differences are discussed in greater detail in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
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