AstraZeneca's immunotherapy drug wins key lung cancer approval
London
ASTRAZENECA'S immunotherapy drug Imfinzi has won crucial approval from US regulators for use in lung cancer, opening up a multibillion-dollar market for a medicine that has so far lagged behind competitors.
The US Food and Drug Administration said late on Friday that it granted approval for expanded use of Imfinzi to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with inoperable mid-stage disease that has not spread widely around the body.
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