AstraZeneca has received mixed news from two major trials aiming to prove the value of early-stage use of its cancer treatment Imfinzi (durvalumab).
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Scores Hit In Bladder Cancer But Misses In NSCLC
The success in the NIAGRA bladder cancer study is welcome, but another failure in NSCLC means AstraZeneca has more riding on the AEGEAN study, with an FDA advisory board to review the lung cancer data due shortly.

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