AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi-Treme Checkpoint Inhibitor Combination Fails Again In NSCLC
Executive Summary
The Phase III NEPTUNE lung cancer trial found the combination of Imfinzi and tremelimumab was no better than chemotherapy at extending overall survival. After repeat setbacks, AstraZeneca is now running out of opportunities to show its dual checkpoint blockade is effective in NSCLC.
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