Tagrisso + chemo demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in OS in EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer
Susan Galbraith, Executive Vice President, Oncology Haematology R&D, AstraZeneca, said: “These exciting overall survival results add to the extensive evidence supporting Tagrisso as the backbone therapy in EGFR-mutated lung cancer, demonstrating that Tagrisso plus chemotherapy can significantly extend survival in the 1st-line advanced setting, in addition to prior trials showing survival benefits as monotherapy in both early stage and advanced disease. With its strong survival benefit and tolerable safety profile, this combination has the potential to help patients live longer while maintaining their quality of life on treatment.”
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