EU clears AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi combo for early gastric & GEJ cancers
AstraZeneca says the approval strengthens its push to bring immunotherapy earlier into cancer treatment, where long-term cures are possible
AstraZeneca says the approval strengthens its push to bring immunotherapy earlier into cancer treatment, where long-term cures are possible
The study is a collaboration between AIM, AstraZeneca, and Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands
OS is a key secondary endpoint of the 948-patient study, which is evaluating whether adding AstraZeneca's PD-L1 inhibitor to standard FLOT chemotherapy
Adding one year of Imfinzi treatment to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induction and maintenance therapy delivered an early and sustained disease-free survival benefit vs. BCG alone
For patients with resectable early-stage gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers
Approval based on NIAGARA Phase III trial results which showed a 32% reduction in the risk of recurrence and a 25% reduction in the risk of death for the Imfinzi regimen vs. neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone
Approval based on AEGEAN Phase III trial results which showed a 32% reduction in the risk of recurrence, progression or death vs. neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone
Imfinzi reduced the risk of distant metastases and death from bladder cancer vs. neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone
Based on AEGEAN Phase III trial results which showed Imfinzi-based regimen reduced the risk of recurrence, progression or death by 32% vs. neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone
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