Acquisition provides Ligand with the royalty rights to QARZIBA, a highly differentiated, commercial oncology drug marketed in 35 countries by global pharmaceutical company Recordati S.p.A.
Imfinzi also recommended for patients with mismatch repair deficient disease
First immunotherapy regimen before and after surgery to extend survival in bladder cancer
Approval based on DUO-E trial results, which showed Imfinzi reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 58% vs. chemotherapy
Dual immunotherapy combination of Opdivo plus Yervoy demonstrated improved survival benefit compared to lenvatinib or sorafenib in this patient population
Back-to-back plenary presentations for LAURA and ADRIATIC Phase III trials reinforce the potential of Tagrisso and Imfinzi in early lung cancer settings
First BTK inhibitor to show favourable trend in overall survival vs. standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy in this setting
If approved, the Opdivo-based regimen would be the first immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination approved for this patient population in the EU
Sales reflect continued strong growth in oncology and vaccines
Longest survival follow-up ever reported for immunotherapy treatment in this setting
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