TAGRISSO + chemo demonstrated strong improvement in PFS for patients with EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer in FLAURA2 Phase III trial
Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and principal investigator for the FLAURA2 trial, said: “As the global standard of care for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, osimertinib monotherapy has transformed the treatment landscape allowing many patients the opportunity to achieve improved survival. FLAURA2 provides compelling evidence that the addition of chemotherapy to osimertinib can provide a new option for patients and clinicians that further improves outcomes compared to osimertinib alone and as such, can further delay treatment resistance and disease progression.”
Share:
More News
“The designation reinforces the significant unmet need for effective treatment options for patients with advanced breast cancer,” said Charles Baum, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Terremoto Biosciences. “We are committed to advancing highly selective therapies designed to expand treatment options for patients with difficult to treat cancers.”
“Up to five U.S. clinical sites are planned for THIO-101 Parts C and D this year, and we expect to activate a second U.S. site in the coming weeks,” said Vlad Vitoc, M.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MAIA. “To date, data has shown overall survival (OS) beyond two
Dr. Jason Zhu, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Henlius, said: “The positive CHMP opinion for the sqNSCLC indication marks another important milestone in serplulimab’s regulatory journey in Europe and brings the product one step closer to achieving comprehensive coverage of first-line lung cancer treatment indications in the EU.