US cancer research center testing AstraZeneca's drug in combination with chemo in pancreatic cancer

21 August 2015

Anglo-Swedish drug major AstraZeneca’s (LSE: AZN) cancer drug Lynparza (olaparib) is being tested in combination with chemotherapy to treat a form of pancreatic cancer, US-based Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center said.

Tomislav Dragovich, from Banner MD Anderson, said: "One of the recent research advances has been the realization that not all of pancreatic cancers are based on same genetic background, and that influences their behavior and response to treatment."

Despite recent improvements in treatment options, pancreatic cancer continues to carry a poor prognosis and is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the USA, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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