AstraZeneca to buy biotech Neogene for up to $320m

29th Nov 2022 07:12

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy biotechnology group Neogene for up to $320m, as it looks to accelerate its ambition in oncology cell therapy.

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Three AstraZeneca drugs recommended for EU approval

14th Nov 2022 07:22

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca announced on Monday morning that three of its drugs had been recommended for approval in the European Union.

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AstraZeneca's Imfinzi gets FDA approval for lung cancer treatment

11th Nov 2022 07:27

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca on Friday said its Imfinzi drug in combination with the Imjudo antibody and platinum-based chemotherapy has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

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AstraZeneca lifts full-year earnings guidance after strong Q3

10th Nov 2022 08:27

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca lifted its full-year earnings guidance on Thursday following a solid third quarter.

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FDA committee votes in favour of AstraZeneca asthma candidate

9th Nov 2022 08:25

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca announced on Wednesday that a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee has voted in favour of an adult asthma treatment.

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Astrazeneca's Beyfortus receives EU approval

4th Nov 2022 07:02

(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday that its Beyfortus asset had received European Union approval for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants.

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AstraZeneca breast cancer drug shows 'significant' improvement in trial

26th Oct 2022 07:56

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said its capivasertib breast cancer drug combined with Faslodex hormone treatment demonstrated a "statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement" in progression-free patient (PFS) survival during a late-stage trial.

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AstraZeneca says Fasenra fails to meet one trial endpoint

25th Oct 2022 07:51

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said its Fasenra treatment for a rare inflammatory disease of the oesophagus failed to meet one of the two dual-primary endpoints in a phase 3 trial.

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AstraZenenca liver cancer combination treatment approved by FDA

24th Oct 2022 07:19

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said its Imjudo drug, in combination with Imfinzi, hadbeen approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, the company said on Monday.

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Japan green lights AstraZeneca asthma drug

27th Sep 2022 08:28

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca drug Tezspire has been approved for use with patients with severe asthma in Japan, the blue chip confirmed on Tuesday.

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AstraZeneca's gMG treatment receives EU approval

23rd Sep 2022 07:27

(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday that Ultomiris, its long-acting C5 inhibitor, had received EU approval to be used in the treatment of adult patients with generalised myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease.

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AstraZeneca's severe asthma treatment gets EU approval

21st Sep 2022 07:05

(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Wednesday that Tezspire, its severe asthma treatment, had received EU approval for use as an add-on maintenance treatment in patients 12 years and older.

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AstraZeneca's Covid-19 antibody combination receives EU approval

20th Sep 2022 07:46

(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that Evusheld, its long-acting antibody combination, had been granted approval for the treatment of adults and adolescents with Covid-19 in the European Union.

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AstraZeneca blod clot treatment meets trial endpoint

16th Sep 2022 07:28

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca on Friday said its Danicopan add-on anti blood-clotting drug had met a primary endpoint in a phase III trial.

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AstraZeneca, Sanofi respiratory drug gets EU marketing go-ahead

16th Sep 2022 07:02

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca and Sanofi said their Beyfortus drug for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union

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