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RITUXAN RECEIVES EXPANDED INDICATION

February 17, 2006

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Genentech's cancer drug Rituxan (rituximab). The indication is for a first-line treatment of diffuse large B-cell, CD20+, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in combination with CHOP or other anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimens.