AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu has been recommended for approval in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Specifically designed for tumors with an activating HER2 (ERBB2) mutation, the drug aims to fill a significant gap in systemic therapy options following platinum-based chemotherapy. Enhertu’s EU […]
AstraZeneca’s IMFINZI (durvalumab) combined with IMJUDO (tremelimumab-actl) has demonstrated an enduring overall survival (OS) benefit in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to the updated results from the HIMALAYA Phase 3 trial. An unparalleled one in four patients were still alive four years after treatment with this novel combination therapy, marking the longest survival […]
AstraZeneca will acquire Neogene Therapeutics, a US-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, for a total consideration of up to $320 million, bringing next-generation transformative cell therapies for cancer treatment. The value of the transaction constitutes an initial payment of $200 million on post-closing and an additional payment of up to $120 million on hitting a certain number […]
AstraZeneca has reported positive results from the COAST phase 2 trial of its oleclumab or monalizumab in combination with Imfinzi (durvalumab) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The pharma giant said that the mid-stage clinical trial showed the experimental combinations to have improved progression-free survival (PFS) as well as objective response rate (ORR). […]
AstraZeneca said that Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has shown clinically meaningful and durable response in the DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial featuring patients having HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer. Enhertu is a HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. According to AstraZeneca, the antibody drug conjugate delivered the desired tumor response in patients suffering […]