Other Cancers

Know your options

Roche has medicines for a number of other cancer types, beyond those highlighted on the homepage of this website.

The medicines on this page are registered by Medsafe but not funded by PHARMAC. This means that you will have to pay for these medicines to treat these types of cancer.


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Brain Cancer

Avastin, also known as bevacizumab, is a targeted therapy for the treatment of a number of different cancers including recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), a type of brain cancer.

Skin cancer

Zelboraf®, also known as vemurafenib, and Cotellic®, also known as cobimetinib, are targeted therapies for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

Erivedge®, also known as vismodegib, is a targeted therapy for the treatment of advanced basal cell carcinoma

Cervical cancer

Avastin,® also known as bevacizumab, is a targeted therapy for the treatment of a number of cancers. For patients with advanced cervical cancer, Avastin is given in combination with chemotherapy.

Kidney (renal cell) cancer

Avastin,® also known as bevacizumab, is a targeted therapy for the treatment of a number of cancers. For patients with advanced kidney cancer,  Avastin is given in combination with a type of treatment called interferon.