AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), in combination with etoposide plus a choice of platinum chemotherapy (either carboplatin or cisplatin). SCLC is a highly aggressive, fast-growing form of lung cancer that typically recurs and progresses rapidly, despite initial response to chemotherapy.
AstraZeneca's Imfinzi (durvalumab) has received acceptance for its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and has also been granted Priority Review in the US for a new four-week, fixed-dose regimen for treatment in the approved indications of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and bladder cancer.
First European Commission COVID-19 vaccine agreement enables all EU member states to access the vaccine at no profit during the pandemic
Nirsevimab showed a significant reduction in medically-attended lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and hospitalisations caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in healthy preterm infants in a positive Phase IIb trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Designation based on unprecedented results from the Phase III ADAURA trial where Tagrisso reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by c. 80%
Under den globala COVID-19-pandemin har och kommer fortsatt AstraZenecas prioritering vara att säkert tillhandahålla företagets läkemedel till miljontals patienter. Under det första halvåret fortsatte intäkterna, vinsten och kassaflödet att växa. Denna utveckling stöttades av framgångsrika lanseringar av nya läkemedel och flera uppmuntrande framsteg från forskningsportföljen. Bolagets fokus på til
High-level results from Farxiga’s (dapagliflozin) Phase III DAPA-CKD trial showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful effect on its primary endpoint of a composite of worsening of renal function or risk of death......
AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), the most common type of leukaemia in adults.
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for the 1st-line treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) in combination with a choice of chemotherapies, etoposide plus either carboplatin or cisplatin.
AstraZeneca has entered into a new global development and commercialisation agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (Daiichi Sankyo) for DS-1062, Daiichi Sankyo’s proprietary trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) and potential new medicine for the treatment of multiple tumour types.
AstraZeneca’s Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate) has been approved in the US for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by Oxford University, showed AZD1222 was tolerated and generated robust immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in all evaluated participants.
