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Thursday, July 30, 2020

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso nabs accelerated review in U.S. for type of lung cancer

The FDA has designated AstraZeneca’s (NYSE:AZN) Tagrisso (osimertinib) a Breakthrough Therapy for the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after complete tumour resection with curative intent.
Breakthrough Therapy status provides for more intensive guidance from the FDA on development, the involvement of more senior agency personnel and a rolling review of the marketing application.

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