AstraZeneca Arimidex

Anastrozole tablets receive FDA approval Sept. 1 for first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive or hormone receptor unknown locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. AstraZeneca has committed to submit annual safety and survival updates for its pivotal studies until 75% of patients are deceased. Arimidex was previously approved for use following patient failure on AstraZeneca's Nolvadex. The first-line indication will allow AstraZeneca to complement Nolvadex, which saw a sales decline of 5% in the first half