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.
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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