For AstraZeneca, the approval of Enhertu last year marked one of the high points in the company’s scientific program.
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Today AstraZeneca announced that a combination of its cancer drugs Imfinzi and Lynparza when added to platinum-based chemotherapy showed positive results in a late-stage trial in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
The combination treatment of AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Lynparza (olaparib) met its primary endpoint in the Phase III DUO-O trial in advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer, according to an interim analysis of the study released Wednesday.
The companies’ are seeking approval of the drug Lynparza in combination with other medications for the treatment of a type of treatment-resistant prostate cancer in adult patients.
Alexion has boosted AstraZeneca’s rare disease expertise while the company has experienced success in oncology and COVID-19.
Merck’s exceptional revenue growth in 2021 and the first half of 2022 came thanks to three big brands, one of which is not even approved by the FDA yet.
Tuesday morning saw the FDA acceptance of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for three industry powerhouses.
Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has taken another hit after the drug failed to meet dual primary endpoints in the Phase III KEYNOTE-921 trial for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
Shares of Regulus Therapeutics plunged nearly 10% Monday after the company disclosed that its partner Sanofi has terminated a development agreement for a small RNA molecule inhibitor being developed for Alport syndrome. And on Monday, pharma giant Merck announced it has halted the Phase III LYNK-003 trial evaluating PARP inhibitor Lynparza for patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer who have not progressed following first-line induction.
AstraZeneca had a very busy week of international news, with progress being shown in China, positive recommendations for two drugs in Europe, and a positive clinical trial update.
