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  "id": 1570649,
  "title": "AstraZeneca hit by lung cancer drug setback: Pharma giant halts trials of experimental Volrustomig treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/astrazeneca-hit-by-lung-cancer-drug-setback-pharma-giant-halts-trials",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T21:04:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16059051/AstraZeneca-hit-lung-cancer-drug-setback-Pharma-giant-halts-trials-experimental-Volrustomig-treatment.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Astra said its Volrustomig treatment, when combined with chemotherapy, was unlikely to help lung cancer patients live longer than rival offerings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso plus Orpathys extends survival in lung cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/astrazenecas-tagrisso-plus-orpathys-extends-survival-in-lung-cancer",
        "published": "2026-08-17T06:25:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Endpoints News",
        "title": "AstraZeneca cans late-stage volrustomig trial after lung cancer setback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/astrazeneca-cans-late-stage-volrustomig-trial-after-lung-cancer",
        "published": "2026-08-17T10:47:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BioPharma Dive",
        "title": "AstraZeneca scraps Phase 3 trial of new bispecific in lung cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/astrazeneca-scraps-phase-3-trial-of-new-bispecific-in-lung-cancer",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:13:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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