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 …
Tagrisso reduced risk of progression in mutated lung cancer
London – Positive results from the LAURA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) demonstrated a statistically significant and highly clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with unresectable, Stage III epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations, after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) compared to placebo after CRT. …
Tagrisso shows great efficacy for patients with lung cancer
First EGFR inhibitor and targeted treatment to demonstrate progression-free survival benefit in Stage III setting London – Positive high-level results from the LAURA Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) demonstrated a statistically significant and highly clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with unresectable, Stage III epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after chemoradiotherapy …
AstraZeneca pills help lung cancer patients
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. …