AstraZeneca Eyes Opportunity To Transform Asthma Rescue Treatment

The company plans to file PT027, a new fixed-dose combination of albuterol and budesonide, in 2022 following two positive Phase III trials showing a benefit on lung function.

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AstraZeneca expects PT027 to span the spectrum of asthma severity • Source: Alamy

AstraZeneca PLC has a new near-term commercial opportunity in asthma with PT027, a fixed-dose combination of albuterol and budesonide, that the company believes could be used across the spectrum of patients with mild to severe asthma. The company, with its development partner Avillion LLP, released positive data from two Phase III trials testing the combination on 9 September and said the data support a regulatory filing in 2022.

"The opportunity is across all spectrums of asthma, all 25 million patients

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