AstraZeneca cans late-stage volrustomig trial after lung cancer setback

AstraZeneca has discontinued a Phase 3 study of one of its cancer drugs. According to Endpoints News, this is the latest in a series of setbacks for the drugmaker.

The study in question was the SAFFRON Phase III trial, which was investigating the combination of Tagrisso (osimertinib) and Orpathys (savolitinib) for patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.

Investing.com reports that the trial showed statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival and overall survival compared to platinum-based chemotherapy. However, despite these results, AstraZeneca decided to end the study.

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