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AstraZeneca and Isis Pharmaceuticals to discover and develop antisense drugs for cardiovascular, metabolic and renal diseases

3 Augusti 2015 08:02

AstraZeneca and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration to discover and develop antisense therapies for cardiovascular, metabolic and renal diseases. The new collaboration builds on a broad existing relationship between the two companies and supports AstraZeneca’s strategic approach in these therapeutic areas using novel RNA-targeted treatments. It also enables Isis Ph

Resultat AstraZeneca PLC första halvåret 2015

30 Juli 2015 08:04

Utvecklingen i sammandrag
Totala intäkter för första halvåret ökade med 1 %; Bruttomarginalen för kärnverksamheten över 83%, ökning med 1 procentenhet
Starka totala intäkter, gynnat av intäkter från externa samarbeten, stöttar tilltagande investeringar i FoU för att utveckla forskningsportföljen; FoU-investeringarna ökade med 24 % under första halvåret
Effektivitetsprogram avseende kärnve

AstraZeneca further sharpens focus through agreement with Genzyme for rare disease medicine Caprelsa

27 Juli 2015 08:02

AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Genzyme to divest Caprelsa® (vandetanib), a rare disease medicine.

AstraZeneca provides update on selumetinib

22 Juli 2015 08:02

AstraZeneca today announced that the Phase III SUMIT study of selumetinib in combination with dacarbazine for the treatment of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma did not meet its primary endpoint of progression free survival.

AstraZeneca enters option agreement with Kyowa Hakko Kirin for commercialisation of benralizumab in Japan

16 Juli 2015 08:05

AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered an agreement with Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. (Kyowa Hakko Kirin) for an exclusive option to commercialise benralizumab for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Japan

Iressa approved by US FDA for first-line treatment of patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer

13 Juli 2015 21:34

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IRESSA (gefitinib) tablets, 250mg once daily, for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

ASTRAZENECA SHARPENS FOCUS ON MAIN THERAPY AREAS THROUGH AGREEMENT WITH GASTROENTEROLOGY SPECIALIST TILLOTTS PHARMA FOR ENTOCORT

9 Juli 2015 08:36

AstraZeneca announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Tillotts Pharma AG (Tillotts), part of the Zeria Group, for the divestment of global rights, outside the US, to Entocort (budesonide), a gastroenterology medicine for patients with mild to moderate Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

AstraZeneca to collaborate with Inserm in type 2 diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease studies

17 Juni 2015 08:02

​AstraZeneca today announced a three-year research collaboration with the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) to investigate new therapeutic approaches to type 2 diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

AstraZeneca to collaborate with the University of Michigan to advance treatments for chronic kidney disease

17 Juni 2015 08:02

AstraZeneca today announced a two-year research collaboration with the University of Michigan to advance the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) through the improved understanding of the disease.

AstraZeneca appoints Pam Cheng as Executive Vice President, Operations and IT

16 Juni 2015 08:02

AstraZeneca today announced that Pam P. Cheng has joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Operations and IT.

Tillverkar nedbrytbar plast och renar vatten på sommarlovet

15 Juni 2015 08:00

AstraZenecas Sommarforskarskola med spetsplatser för 14 - 17 åringar som vill ha extra utmaningar

New real-world data analysis finds no evidence of increased risk of hospitalisation for heart failure with saxagliptin compared with sitagliptin

8 Juni 2015 13:04

Study also found no evidence of increased risk of hospitalisation for heart failure for DPP-4 inhibitors compared with sulfonylureas

AstraZeneca presents new positive phase III data on triple therapy approach with dapagliflozin, saxagliptin and metformin for type 2 diabetes

6 Juni 2015 20:17

Data in oral presentation demonstrate that the investigational combination of dapagliflozin, saxagliptin and metformin resulted in statistically significant reductions in HbA1c in patients uncontrolled on saxagliptin and metformin

AstraZeneca to present data demonstrating progress of its comprehensive diabetes portfolio at the American Diabetes Association 75th scientific sessions

3 Juni 2015 08:03

​AstraZeneca today announced that 86 abstracts reporting results of the company’s research and development in diabetes have been accepted for presentationat the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Boston, 5-9 June 2015.

AstraZeneca updates on immuno-oncology combinations development programme at ASCO 2015

2 Juni 2015 08:04

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the Company’s global biologics research and development arm, provided an update on the progress of their combination-focused immuno-oncology pipeline at an investor science event at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago on 1 June 2015.

AstraZeneca presents positive data on AZD9291 in first-line EGFR mutated lung cancer at ASCO 2015

31 Maj 2015 15:06

Over 80% of patients progression free at 9 months in the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer1
AstraZeneca today announced preliminary efficacy and safety data for AZD9291 in the first-line treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation positive (EGFRm) advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Data showed that 81% (95% confidence interval (CI) 68% to 89%) of p

AstraZeneca and MedImmune present positive immuno-oncology combination data at ASCO 2015

30 Maj 2015 15:01

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s global biologics research and development arm, today presented encouraging results from their novel combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2015.
Overall, data indicated clinical activity with manageable safety profiles for the anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal

AstraZeneca and Lilly to collaborate on immuno-oncology combination clinical trial in solid tumours

29 Maj 2015 08:02

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) today announced that they have entered into a clinical trial collaboration to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of AstraZeneca’s investigational anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, MEDI4736, in combination with ramucirumab (CYRAMZA®), Lilly’s VEGF Receptor 2 antiangiogenic cancer medicine. The planned study will assess the combination as

AstraZeneca provides update on brodalumab development programme

22 Maj 2015 22:29

Amgen today announced the termination of its co-development and commercialisation agreement with AstraZeneca for brodalumab, an investigational IL-17 receptor inhibitor in development for patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis.

AstraZeneca investerar i ny anläggning i Södertälje för tillverkning av biologiska läkemedel

18 Maj 2015 10:10

AstraZeneca meddelar i dag sina planer på att investera cirka 285 miljoner USD i en ny högteknologisk anläggning för tillverkning av biologiska läkemedel i Gärtuna utanför Södertälje. Den nya anläggningen kommer fokusera på fyllning och packning av proteinläkemedel. Det förväntas att den nya enheten kommer att producera läkemedel till kliniska prövningsprogram för AstraZeneca och Medimmune, koncer