AstraZeneca Looks To Clinical Trial Innovations To Help Meet Oncology Ambitions

The company has created a single end-to-end cancer R&D organization to help it meet its ambitious oncology goals. Its chief medical officer Cristian Massacesi talks to Scrip about how developments in conducting clinical trials will help.

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AstraZeneca has set itself a challenging target of nearly doubling its revenues to $80bn and launching 20 new medicines by 2030, and key to this will be extending its winning streak in oncology.

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