AstraZeneca Hits And Misses: Trio Of EU Label Expansions But US Lynparza Review Delayed

The major has won two positive CHMP opinions and one EU approval for meaningful label expansions across its oncology and cardiology franchises, but a delayed US review for prostate cancer drug Lynparza has put a spanner in the works.  

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AstraZeneca PLC has announced a slew of updates across its portfolio including EU nods or approvals for label expansions for several blockbuster products, but news of a delay to the US review of Lynparza for prostate cancer and a Phase III failure for Imfinzi has dulled some of the shine.

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