Tagrisso approved in the EU for patients with unresectable EGFR-mutated lung cancer
Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “Tagrisso is now the first and only EGFR inhibitor and targeted treatment approved in the EU for locally advanced, unresectable lung cancer, providing a new standard of care to patients who have historically experienced early progression after chemoradiation therapy. The powerful results from the LAURA trial show Tagrisso improves outcomes for patients in the unresectable setting, reinforces the importance of timely EGFR testing and solidifies Tagrisso as the backbone therapy in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.”
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