AstraZeneca’s lung cancer drug approved by US FDA for combination chemotherapy treatment
AstraZeneca, the largest pharmaceutical group in Britain, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its lung cancer drug, Imfinzi, for use alongside other chemotherapy treatments. The approval is specifically for Imfinzi in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Imfinzi monotherapy. This regimen is intended for adults suffering from primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient (dMMR). Significant trial resultsThe approval follows a clinical trial that demonstrated Imfinzi’s efficacy in reducing the risk of di...