1. Scrip
  2. >>Therapy Areas
  3. >>Anticancer

ASCO 2020: AZ’s Tagrisso Sails Into Early-Stage NSCLC On ‘Momentous’ ADAURA Trial Data

83% Reduction In Disease Recurrence Or Death

 
• By Alexandra Shimmings

A highly impressive improvement in disease-free survival in ADAURA is set to pitch AstraZeneca’s best-selling product into a new untapped market, early-stage EGFRm NSCLC, reaping a possible $3bn in extra sales.    

Lung_Cancer_Cells
• Source: Shutterstock

AstraZeneca PLC’s top-selling drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) cut the risk of disease recurrence or death by 83% in patients with early stage EGFR mutant non–small cell lung cancer at two years, the first data from the Phase III ADAURA study show.

The initial trial findings, reported at this year’s virtual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, offer AstraZeneca a new swathe of patients in the EGFR mutated NSCLC market, where the...

Read the full article – start your free trial today!

Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on Scrip for daily insights

  • Start your 7-day free trial
  • Explore trusted news, analysis, and insights
  • Access comprehensive global coverage
  • Enjoy instant access – no credit card required
Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber?

More from Anticancer

ASCO: J&J Banks On T-Cell Engager’s Safety In Prostate Cancer

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

The company highlighted the KLK2-targeting agent’s safety at ASCO but it may have to rely on combinations to make pasritamig competitive.

ASCO: Regeneron Looks To Become Bigger Immuno-Oncology Player

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The drugmaker presented oral abstracts at the meeting for Libtayo in adjuvant cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma and linvoseltamab in multiple myeloma.

ASCO: Lupin Presents Early Data On PRMT5 Inhibitor

 
• By Vibha Ravi

ASCO sees the debut of Lupin’s PRMT5 inhibitor candidate LRNP7457, currently in Phase I studies in India. While no drug with this mechanism of action has been approved anywhere so far, several candidates are in clinical trials.

Bristol Will Pay BioNTech $1.5bn Up Front To Enter PD-L1xVEGF Space

 
• By Joseph Haas

BMS is guaranteeing BioNTech at least $3.5bn to share development costs and potential profits on the Phase III bispecific, to compete with Summit, Merck and Pfizer.

More from Therapy Areas

Bristol Will Pay BioNTech $1.5bn Up Front To Enter PD-L1xVEGF Space

 
• By Joseph Haas

BMS is guaranteeing BioNTech at least $3.5bn to share development costs and potential profits on the Phase III bispecific, to compete with Summit, Merck and Pfizer.

ASCO: IO Continues Climb To Earlier Use With AstraZeneca’s MATTERHORN, BMS’s NIVOPOSTOP

 
• By Mary Jo Laffler

Data presented at ASCO supports use of AZ’s Imfinzi for perioperative gastric cancer and BMS’s Opdivo for adjuvant treatment of head and neck cancer.

Regeneron Buys Tirzepatide-Like Product With Eye On Muscle-Preserving Combinations

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Regeneron is bringing in its own GIP/GLP-1 agonist, establishing a path to develop proprietary obesity drug combinations with its internal muscle-sparing drugs.