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European Commission approves Tagrisso as monotherapy for treatment of NSCLCwith EGFR mutations.- Astra Zeneca

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Last updated:28th Jun 2018
Published:9th Jun 2018
Source: Pharmawand

The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Tagrisso (osimertinib) as monotherapy for the 1st-line treatment of adult patients with locally-advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The approval is based on results from the Phase III FLAURA trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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