AstraZeneca immunotherapy could boost lung cancer survival
Over half of patients were alive three years post-treatment with the monoclonal antibody (mAb) in AstraZeneca’s Phase III trial, data shows.
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Over half of patients were alive three years post-treatment with the monoclonal antibody (mAb) in AstraZeneca’s Phase III trial, data shows.
Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients are set to benefit from the recent approval of Imfinzi plus Imjudo combinations in the EU.
A total of five drugs were recommended for approval at the CHMP’s December meeting, including a gene therapy and two cancer drugs.
The FDA has approved Imfinzi™ combined with Imjudo for adults with unresectable liver cancer, based on a lower risk of death compared to only sorafenib.
Patients treated with Imfinzi and chemotherapy experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of death versus chemotherapy alone.
Almost a third of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients were alive at three years on tremelimumab and Imfinzi regimen.
Imfinzi plus chemotherapy is the first immunotherapy combination to demonstrate superior clinical outcomes over standard of care for BTC.
Imfinzi (durvalumab) demonstrated a meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit versus sorafenib as a first-line treatment for liver cancer.
Roughly 17.6 percent of patients treated with Imfinzi plus chemotherapy were alive at three years, versus 5.8 percent of chemotherapy patients.
Imfinizi™ and tremelimumab in combination with chemotherapy improved non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) survival by 23 percent in a Phase III study.
New data shows AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) achieved an unprecedented five year survival rate of over 40 percent in patients with Stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved by the European Commission as a first-line treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, with chemotherapy.
A late-stage clinical trial for Imfinzi and an experimental treatment has not extended the lives of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
The FDA has announced Orphan Drug Designation for Imfinzi (durvalumab) to treat small cell lung cancer in combination with other therapies.