AstraZeneca PLC’s Imfinzi has missed the primary endpoint in the Phase III CALLA study in locally advanced cervical cancer, leaving this particular treatment setting unserved by any targeted drug or immunotherapy, and Merck & Co., Inc.’s rival Keytruda more firmly ensconced in the market as a whole.
Failure For AZ’s Imfinzi In CALLA Strengthens Keytruda’s Cervical Cancer Hold
Early Setting Left Underserved
An unexpected miss for AstraZeneca’s checkpoint inhibitor Imfinzi in cervical cancer, in the wake of other rivals dropping out, leaves Merck & Co’s Keytruda more firmly in command of the market.
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