Tagrisso with the addition of chemo recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for patients with EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer
Susan Galbraith, Executive Vice President, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, said: “Today’s news reinforces the importance of Tagrisso as the backbone therapy in EGFR-mutated lung cancer. If approved in Europe, patients will have the option to be treated with Tagrisso alone, or with chemotherapy, which is especially important when caring for patients whose disease has spread to the brain or those with L858R mutations.”
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