IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca gets positive cancer test results for Calquence

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical maker - Reports promising test results ...

Alliance News 17 June, 2024 | 6:23AM
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AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical maker - Reports promising test results for one of its cancer therapies. The Echo phase III trial shows that Calquence, when used in combination with bendamustine and rituximab, demonstrates a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with untreated mantle cell lymphoma. Compared to standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy, the combination with Calquence, whose generic name is acalabrutinib, shows a 27% reduced risk of disease progression or death. Mantle cell lymphoma is rare and typically aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Astra explains.

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