Pfizer's Talzenna To Compete With AZ's Lynparza In Breast Cancer After EU Okay
Executive Summary
European approval for its PARP inhibitor to treat BRCA-mutated breast cancer is clearly good news for the US giant but Talzenna will likely remain in Lynparza’s shadow in the near term.
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