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Imfinzi granted Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy Designation for patients with limited-stage SCLC in the US

Susan Galbraith, Executive Vice President, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, said: “This Priority Review reinforces the potential of Imfinzi to transform outcomes for patients as the first and only immunotherapy to demonstrate a survival benefit in limited-stage small cell lung cancer. There is an urgent need for new treatment options that improve upon the standard of care in this setting, which has not changed in forty years, and we look forward to working with the FDA to bring Imfinzi to patients as quickly as possible.”

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