The oncology portfolio continued to drive growth in all regions.
Sales of HER2 breast cancer medicines (+20%) were higher,
with strong demand for new products Perjeta and Kadcyla,
as well as for Herceptin in combination with Perjeta. Avastin
(+6%) also showed good growth across the regions, in
particular for treatment of colorectal and ovarian cancers.
MabThera/Rituxan (+4%)