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AstraZeneca Reports Mixed Lung Cancer Trial Results

Bloomberg Markets Monday 17 August 2026, 13:57 UTC 1 min read
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Aug 17th, 2026 AstraZeneca Reports Mixed Lung Cancer Trial Results AstraZeneca is stopping a clinical trial of the experimental drug volrustomig as it didn’t look set to help fight lung cancer better than existing therapies. The company had two separate late-stage trial successes that strengthen key cancer franchises, including one where patients with non-small cell lung cancer received Tagrisso in combination with Orpathys. Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli has more on "Bloomberg Open...

Aug 17th, 2026 AstraZeneca Reports Mixed Lung Cancer Trial Results AstraZeneca is stopping a clinical trial of the experimental drug volrustomig as it didn’t look set to help fight lung cancer better than existing therapies. The company had two separate late-stage trial successes that strengthen key cancer franchises, including one where patients with non-small cell lung cancer received Tagrisso in combination with Orpathys. Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest."
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