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Imfinzi plus chemotherapy tripled patient survival at three years in the CASPIAN phase III trial in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer – AstraZeneca

Written by | 27 Sep 2021

Updated results from the CASPIAN Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with a choice of chemotherapies, etoposide plus either carboplatin or cisplatin, demonstrated a sustained,… read more.

FibroGen receives Complete Response Letter from the FDA for roxadustat for anemia of chronic kidney disease – FibroGen + AstraZeneca

Written by | 22 Aug 2021

The FDA has issued a complete response letter (CRL) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for roxadustat for the treatment of anaemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD), in… read more.

Vaxzevria and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines showed similar and favourable safety profiles in a population-based cohort study of over a million people – AstraZeneca

Written by | 14 Aug 2021

In a large real-world study, data published as a pre-print on The Lancet server from over one million individuals assessed the incidence rates of blood clotting disorders of… read more.

Saphnelo approved in the US for moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus – AstraZeneca

Written by | 10 Aug 2021

AstraZeneca’s Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy…. read more.

Vaxzevria showed no increased incidence of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after second dose for COVID-19 – AstraZeneca

Written by | 6 Aug 2021

Rates of the very rare clotting disorder, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), following a second dose of Vaxzevria are comparable to the background rate in an unvaccinated population… read more.

Forxiga recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease – AstraZeneca

Written by | 7 Jul 2021

AstraZeneca’s Forxiga (dapagliflozin) has been recommended for approval in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults with and without type-2 diabetes… read more.

Koselugo approved in the EU for children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas – AstraZeneca + Merck Inc.

Written by | 1 Jul 2021

AstraZeneca and MSD’s Koselugo (selumetinib) has been granted conditional approval in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas (PN) in paediatric patients with… read more.

Long-term data from PACIFIC phase III trial at ASCO showed 33% of NSCLC patients remained progression-free at five years – AstraZeneca

Written by | 9 Jun 2021

Updated results from the positive PACIFIC Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) benefit at five… read more.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria authorised for emergency use in Japan

Written by | 22 May 2021

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]), formerly AZD1222, has been granted a special approval for emergency use in Japan for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 years and… read more.

Use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: updated Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (UK) statement

Written by | 10 May 2021

Department of Health & Social Care (UK) Statement made on 7 May 2021:There have been reports of extremely rare adverse events of concurrent thrombosis (blood clots) and thrombocytopenia… read more.

Farxiga approved in the US for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in patients at risk of progression with and without type-2 diabetes – AstraZeneca

Written by | 3 May 2021

AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage… read more.

Hypothesis for rare side effect linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

Written by | 19 Apr 2021

A hypothesis has been put forward as to why COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCov-19) seems to trigger an abnormal and potentially life-threatening combination of blood clotting and low… read more.

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