Despite a complicated advisory committee review in July, AstraZeneca PLC obtained supplemental US Food and Drug Administration approval on 16 August for its PD-L1 inhibitor Imfinzi for perioperative treatment in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) meeting certain requirements, putting its drug on an equal footing in that setting with Merck & Co., Inc.'s Keytruda and ahead of Bristol Myers Squibb Company’s Opdivo.
Imfinzi Adds Approval In Early-Stage Lung Cancer, Matching Keytruda
AstraZeneca is working to bolster its PD-L1 agent’s applicability in resectable non-small cell lung cancer, seeking advantages versus Merck’s Keytruda and Bristol’s Opdivo.
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