AstraZeneca cancer drug Imfinzi gets USFDA priority review

Published On 2019-11-30 04:10 GMT   |   Update On 2019-11-30 04:10 GMT

AstraZeneca said the USFDA accepted its supplemental application and granted priority review to Imfinzi for the treatment of previously untreated late-stage small cell lung cancer.


New Delhi: British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Friday its cancer drug Imfinzi has been granted a speedy review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a particularly aggressive type of lung cancer.


The company said the FDA accepted its supplemental application and granted priority review to Imfinzi for the treatment of previously untreated late-stage small cell lung cancer.


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A final decision is expected in the first quarter of 2020.


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Article Source : Reuters

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