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Imfinzi approved in the US as perioperative immunotherapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer


Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Haematology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “Today’s approval for Imfinzi represents a paradigm shift, bringing the first perioperative immunotherapy to patients in the US with muscle-invasive bladder cancer and addressing a significant need for better treatment options. The NIAGARA trial showed more than 80 percent of patients were still alive at two years, underscoring the potential of this innovative perioperative regimen to become a new standard of care in this setting.”

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