Tagrisso with addition of chemotherapy approved in EU

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London – AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) with the addition of pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy has been approved in the European Union (EU) for the 1st-line treatment of adult patients with advanced epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations. The approval by the European Commission follows the positive opinion of the Committee …