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New EU Approval Further Boost For Tagrisso As Threats Recede

 
• By Alexandra Shimmings

Tagrisso's march on the first-line EGFRm NSCLC market looks like it will be unimpeded by any near-term rivals following new data at ASCO as the EU becomes the latest market to approve it in the first-line setting.

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The latest expanded approval for AstraZeneca PLC's third-generation irreversible EGFR-TKI Tagrisso – from the European Commission – comes as new data from potential rivals at ASCO only served to strengthen its status as the standard of care in EGFR mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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