Imfinzi approved in the US as perioperative immunotherapy for patients with early gastric/GEJ cancers
Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Haematology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “This approval ushers in a new clinical paradigm for patients with early gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers, with Imfinzi plus FLOT delivering a durable survival benefit that increases over time. As the third US approval for a perioperative Imfinzi-based regimen, this milestone further validates the perioperative approach and underscores our focus on bringing novel treatments to early-stage cancers where cure is the goal.”
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