AstraZeneca has upped its revenue expectations following a strong second quarter, saying that sales of newer drugs will offset a major patent expiry and the impact of Brexit.
AstraZeneca is appealing against NICE’s decision not to recommend funding for its lung cancer drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) in untreated patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi cancer immunotherapy has hit the mark in a phase 3 trial in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, setting up a potential rivalry with Roche’s PD-L1 class drug Tecent