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49 percent ORR for Tagrisso plus savolitinib in lung cancer
Almost half of patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer with high MET overexpression who had progressed on Tagrisso alone responded to treatment with the addition of savolitinib.
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Precision medicine for complex chronic diseases: how near are we?
Targeting medicines against the genetic and molecular drivers of lung, breast and other tumours has helped transform cancer care for many patients, yet precision medicine for complex chronic diseases has lagged behind. Maria Orr, Adam Platt and Ben Challis, from BioPharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca, explain why this is changing for…
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Prototype AI test could predict promising cancer drug combinations
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based test was able to predict cancer patients’ response to drugs more accurately than is currently possible with genetic testing, finds proof-of-concept study.
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EC approves Lorviqua® (lorlatinib) as first-line lung cancer treatment
Lorviqua® monotherapy approved as first-line advanced non-small cell lung cancer therapy based on promising Phase III trial results.
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Keytruda® promising in adjuvant treatment of lung cancer
MSD/Merck reveals Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) significantly improved disease-free survival in adjuvant treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
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European Commission approves Lumykras® for lung cancer treatment
Amgen’s Lumykras® (sotorasib) has been approved for adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with KRAS G12C mutation.
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NICE recommends osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Over 600 people may benefit as NICE publishes final draft guidance recommending osimertinib within the Cancer Drugs Fund.
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Sanofi invests $180 million in Owkin’s AI to advance oncology pipeline
Sanofi invests $180 million equity in Owkin’s artificial intelligence (AI) and federated learning to advance oncology pipeline.
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EPR Podcast Episode 6 – Precision Medicine with Laetitia Decroix Guilloux and Edmond Chan, Janssen
Why are precision medicines important? What challenges face their development and manufacture? Where could they be in 10 years? Discover all this and more in this podcast with Janssen!
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Lumakras™ displays positive results in Phase Ib cancer study
Lumakras™ (sotorasib) demonstrated effective response rates against non-small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer in Phase Ib trial.
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Enhertu HER2-directed cancer treatment: key trials and results
EPR's Anna Begley reviews some of the latest results for AstraZeneca’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) HER2-directed cancer therapy.
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Taletrectinib displays 90.5 percent objective response rate in NSCLC
Innovent Biologics and AnHeart Therapeutics jointly announced the interim clinical data from a Phase II trial (TRUST) evaluating taletrectinib (AB-106), an investigational next-generation ROS1/NTRK inhibitor in ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data was announced at the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) 2021. Taletrectinib is an investigational next-generation…
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EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) September meeting highlights
In its most recent meeting, the CHMP recommended nine new medicines and concluded its review of Vaxzevria’s thrombosis risk.
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Sotorasib plus panitumumab shows efficacy against colorectal cancer
Sotorasib combined with panitumumab displayed 27 percent response rate against colorectal cancer in Phase I/II trial.
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Mobocertinib approved as first oral therapy for EGFR Exon20+ NSCLC
FDA approves mobocertinib as the first oral therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR Exon20 insertion mutations.
