AZ Rides PACIFIC Wave To Be First In Early-Stage NSCLC

After Imfinzi's failure in the MYSTIC trial, AstraZeneca is very much back in the lung cancer game following the success of the PACIFIC study.

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Following positive results for its PD-1/L1 inhibitor Imfinzi (durvalumab) for stage III non-small cell lung cancer, AstraZeneca PLC believes that the major market opportunity for the drug will be its use even earlier on the treatment pathway.

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