AstraZeneca's Tagrisso Shows 84% Reduction in Disease Progression in Trials

Jun 2, 2024, 01:30 PM

Tagrisso, one of AstraZeneca's drugs, greatly slowed cancer progression for patients with stage 3 lung cancer, particularly those with a specific genetic mutation, achieving a major PFS benefit (HR=0.16). The drug reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 84% in patients with unresectable, Stage III EGFR-mutated lung cancer compared to a placebo in the LAURA Phase III trial, with a median progression-free survival of several years. These results were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).