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  "id": 3965883,
  "title": "STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an AstraZeneca trial failure, a ‘monstrous’ conflict of interest and more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/stat-pharmalittle-were-reading-about-an-astrazeneca-trial-failure-a",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
    "slug": "stat-news",
    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/08/28/astrazeneca-trial-failure-monstrous-conflict-of-interest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AstraZeneca recently announced the disappointing failure of a significant heart disease clinical trial. The experimental drug, known as a silencer, failed to demonstrate any additional benefits for patients who were already taking stabilizer medications. This unexpected outcome marks a major setback for the multibillion dollar market, as reported by STAT.",
  "summary": "Pharma news from the Pharmalot campus, brought to you by the Pharmalittle newsletter",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/chinas-akeso-says-cancer-drug-beat-astrazenecas-imfinzi-in-phase-3",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:07:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BioPharma Dive",
        "title": "New data could widen use of AstraZeneca, Amgen immune disease drug",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/new-data-could-widen-use-of-astrazeneca-amgen-immune-disease-drug",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:58:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Endpoints News",
        "title": "#ESC26: Trial failure clouds future of AstraZeneca’s heart disease gene silencer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/esc26-trial-failure-clouds-future-of-astrazenecas-heart-disease-gene",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:10:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}