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Development Pipeline

Genentech's development pipeline continues to grow, now numbering more than 100 projects in the following therapeutic focus areas: oncology, immunology, disorders of tissue growth and repair, and neuroscience. The pipeline includes both breakthrough innovations and potential new indications for existing, well-understood products that may fight more than one disease or more than one form of a disease.

Please refer to the product/project links provided below for detailed information regarding the development status of a project.

Awaiting FDA Action
Oncology Rituxan® Hematology/Oncology Previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Tarceva® First-line maintenance therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Immunology Rituxan/Immunology Rheumatoid arthritis DMARD-inadequate responders
Xolair® Pediatric asthma

FDA Submission Preparation
Oncology Avastin® First-line HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (RIBBON-1 and AVADO data)
Herceptin® Advanced HER2-positive gastric cancer
Rituxan Hematology/Oncology Follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma maintenance
Ophthalmology Lucentis® Retinal vein occlusion

Phase III
Oncology Avastin Adjuvant colon cancer
Adjuvant HER2-negative breast cancer
Adjuvant HER2-positive breast cancer
Adjuvant non-small cell lung cancer
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
First-line advanced gastric cancer
First-line HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer
First-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
First-line metastatic ovarian cancer
High risk carcinoid
Hormone refractory prostate cancer
Newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
Relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer
Second-line HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer
Second-line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Avastin +/- Tarceva First-line maintenance therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Herceptin Adjuvant HER2-positive breast cancer (HERA 2-year treatment)
Subcutaneous formulation HER2-positive breast cancer
Pertuzumab First-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Tarceva Adjuvant non-small cell lung cancer
First-line metastatic EGFR mutant-positive non-small cell lung cancer
Trastuzumab-DM1 Second-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Immunology Ocrelizumab (2nd Generation Anti-CD20) Lupus nephritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rituxan Immunology ANCA-associated vasculitis
Xolair Asthma
Tissue Growth & Repair TNKase® Restoration of function in dysfunctional central venous access catheters
Restoration of function in dysfunctional hemodialysis catheters
Ophthalmology Lucentis® Diabetic macular edema
High dose for age-related macular degeneration

Phase II
Oncology ABT-263 Relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Small cell lung cancer
Avastin Extensive small cell lung cancer
First-line metastatic melanoma
Relapsed multiple myeloma
DR5-Agonist Antibody (PRO95780) Indolent relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
First-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Dulanermin Indolent relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
First-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
GA101 (3rd Generation Anti-CD20) Relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies
Indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor (GDC-0449) Advanced basal cell carcinoma
First-line metastatic colorectal cancer
Ovarian cancer maintenance therapy
Linifanib (ABT-869) First-line metastatic breast cancer
First-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Second-line metastatic colorectal cancer
MetMAb Second- and third-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Pertuzumab Neoadjuvant HER2-positive breast cancer
Second-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Second-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Platinum-resistant ovarian cancer1
Trastuzumab-DM1 First-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Third-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Trastuzumab-DM1 + Pertuzumab HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Immunology Lebrikizumab (Anti-IL13) Asthma
Rontalizumab (rhuMAb IFNalpha) Systemic lupus erythematosus
Ocrelizumab (2nd Generation Anti-CD20) Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
Xolair Chronic idiopathic urticaria

Phase I
Oncology ABT-263 Solid tumors and hematologic malignancies
Anti-EGFL7 Solid tumors
Anti-NRP1 Solid tumors
Dacetuzumab Relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Relapsed multiple myeloma
Relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
DR5-Agonist Antibody (PRO95780) Metastatic colorectal cancer
Dulanermin Metastatic colorectal cancer
IAP Antagonist Solid tumors
MEK Inhibitor (GDC-0973) Solid tumors
MetMAb Solid tumors
PI3 Kinase Inhibitor (GDC-0941) Metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
PI3 Kinase Inhibitor (GDC-0980) Solid tumors and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Immunology Anti-CD4 Rheumatoid arthritis
Anti-LT alpha Rheumatoid arthritis
huMAb OX40L Asthma
rhuMAb Beta7 Ulcerative colitis
Tissue Growth & Repair Anti-oxLDL Secondary prevention of cardiovascular events
BHT-3021 Type 1 diabetes

Neuroscience Anti-Abeta Alzheimer's Disease

Ophthalmology Anti-Factor D Geographic atrophy associated with age-related macular degeneration

Information updated October 2009

1 Phase III program under consideration.

ANCA = Anti-neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibodies; DMARD = Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs; FDA = U.S. Food and Drug Administration.