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AstraZeneca rebuilds cancer drug hopes with new lung data

Reuters Sep 10, 2017

MADRID: Two AstraZeneca drugs tackling lung cancer in different ways delivered impressive clinical results on Saturday, helping the British group offset July’s big clinical trial setback in the disease. Particularly notable was the…

Regulator says too many drugmakers chasing same cancer strategy

Reuters Jun 11, 2016

WASHINGTON: A new type of cancer drug that takes the brakes off the body's immune system has given drugmakers some remarkable wins against the deadly disease, but a top U.S. regulator says too many companies are focused on the same…

Facing rival drugs, Novartis gets win with Afinitor in Europe

Reuters Jun 2, 2016

LONDON: Efforts by Novartis to defend its blockbuster cancer drug Afinitor against competitors got a boost on Thursday from European regulators, who approved it for use on certain types of advanced gastrointestinal and lung neuroendocrine…