1121 GMT - Roche's Genentech acquisition of Regor Pharmaceuticals' CDK inhibitors opens up a combination potential with its experimental hormone therapy drug for breast cancer Giredestrant, Barclays analysts say in a note. The Swiss drugmaker's acquired CDK portfolio--used to treat cancers by preventing overproliferation of cancer cells--should expand its treatment options for advanced breast cancer, they say. "We see this as a sensible bolt-on deal for Roche in oncology and would imagine the company's intention would be to explore combinations with giredestrant," the analysts say. Shares fall 0.1%. (helena.smolak@wsj.com)
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