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AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s respiratory syncytial virus immunizing antibody Beyfortus reached effectiveness of 90% against infection-related hospitalization in infants, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker is making the investment to bolster its vaccine manufacturing and research and development capabilities in the U.K.
Despite its overall survival and disease progression benefits, the U.K.’s drug cost watchdog has declined to recommend AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu due to a lack of cost-effectiveness.
A federal court in Delaware ruled Friday that the pharma company had no “entitlement” to any price above what the buyer is willing to pay.
More than two years after an FDA rejection, AstraZeneca has given back to FibroGen U.S. and rest-of-world rights to the HIF-PH inhibitor, though the companies will maintain their contract in China and South Korea.
While AstraZeneca discontinued its Phase IIb trial for tozorakimab, the pharma’s zibotentan—if approved—could be “an optimal treatment of choice” for patients with diabetic kidney disease, finds a new report from GlobalData.
In a late-stage study, Tagrisso induced a “statistically significant and highly clinically meaningful improvement” in progression-free survival in patients with unresectable stage III, EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
The companies’ Biologics License Application for antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan has been accepted by the FDA for locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer.
FDA
The regulator’s approval means AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso can now be used in combination with chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer patients.
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