AstraZeneca will present 19 abstracts, including 10 oral presentations and five late-breaking presentations, at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress from 25-28 August 2023, which includes data highlighting the opportunities for improved management in heart failure (HF), and AstraZeneca’s leadership across the interconnectedness of chronic diseases. Among these abstracts will be sub-analyses from the DELIVER trial – a trial …
Ottawa – All COVID-19 vaccines authorized in Canada are proven safe, effective and of high quality. Name: AstraZeneca Vaxzevria® COVID-19 vaccine Manufacturer: AstraZeneca Canada Inc and Verity/SII (COVISHIELD) Type: Viral vector-based Status: Approved by Health Canada Approved for: Age 18 and older How it’s given: Injection in muscle (usually the upper arm) Number of doses: 2 doses Note: The COVISHIELD version of this vaccine provided a temporary …
London – Positive results from the ADAURA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival (OS), compared to placebo in the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after complete tumour resection with curative intent. These results will be …
London – AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in China as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer who have received a prior systemic therapy in the metastatic setting or developed disease recurrence during or within six months of completing adjuvant chemotherapy. Enhertu is a …
London – Updated results from the HIMALAYA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus Imjudo (tremelimumab) demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit at four years for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who had not received prior systemic therapy and were not eligible for localised treatment. These results from HIMALAYA will be presented today at the 2023 European Society for …
London – AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab) has been approved in the US for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in newborns and infants born during or entering their first RSV season, and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe RSV disease through their second RSV season. Beyfortus will be available …
London – Soliris (eculizumab) has been approved in China for the treatment of adult patients with refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive. Soliris is the first and only complement inhibitor approved for the treatment of gMG in China. The approval by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China was based on comprehensive results from the Phase III …
London – AstraZeneca has announced that its daily pill decreases deaths in lung cancer patients by half. The results were talked about at the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The medication, known as osimertinib and marketed as Tagrisso, targets a particular receptor that promotes the growth of cancer cells. …
