AstraZeneca presents positive data for Imfinzi in lung cancer

26 September 2018

British drugmaker AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has scored a significant trial hit, with positive data showing its immuno-oncology offering Imfinzi (durvalumab) delivered a near one-third reduction in risk of death for certain lung cancer patients.

Data from the Phase III PACIFIC trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that Imfinzi plus chemotherapy outperformed chemo alone in a group of patients with advanced cancer.

The therapy was developed by MedImmune, the firm’s global biologics arm. Imfinzi significantly improved overall survival, reducing the risk of death by 32%.

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