Astrazeneca Share News (AZN)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg raises Taylor Wimpey to 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

AstraZeneca completes USD2.4 billion Fusion Pharmaceuticals purchase

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Wednesday said it successfully completed the acquisition of Boston, Massachusetts-based Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

AstraZeneca cancer treatment Tagrisso recommended for approval in EU

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC said that, following further positive findings in clinical trial, Tagrisso has been recommended for use in the European Union.

AstraZeneca's lung cancer treatment recommended for approval in EU

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca has announced that its Tagrisso treatment for advanced lung cancer, when combined with chemotherapy, has been recommended for approval by European regulators.

Astra's Enhertu breast cancer trial shows 'unprecedented' results

June 2 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu slows the progression of breast cancer by about five months in women whose disease worsened after endocrine therapy - even if they had very low levels of the mutant protein targeted by the drug, according to trial results announced on Sunday.

Astra's Enhertu delays breast cancer in patients with low HER2 levels

June 2 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu was shown in a large trial to delay the growth of hormone-sensitive breast cancer by about five months for people with low levels of HER2 protein whose cancer progressed following endocrine therapy, according to research presented on Sunday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies and UBS cut Anglo American

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday:

LONDON BRIEFING: Dr Martens cuts payout as profit plummets

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower on Thursday, with investors nervous ahead of Friday's US inflation print.

IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca drug lowers cholesterol in phase 1 trial

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceuticals - Reports positive results in a phase 1 trial of cholesterol drug candidate AZD0780, an oral small molecule PCSK9 inhibitor. Administered on top of rosuvastatin treatment, AZD0780 showed a statistically significant reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in plasma for test participants with hypercholesterolaemia, Astra says, while no serious adverse events were reported. "Elevated LDL-C levels in plasma is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is estimated to cause 2.6 million deaths worldwide annually," Astra notes.

AstraZeneca experimental lung cancer drug shows promising results

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca's experimental lung cancer drug showed improved overall survival rates in phase III trials, the pharmaceutical giant said on Tuesday.

IN BRIEF: Astra, Daiichi hail positive survival data for Dato-DXd

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, UK-based pharmaceutical firm - Alongside Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd, notes positive data for datopotamab deruxtecan in phase III trial on lung cancer. Says the treatment, also known as Dato-DXd, showed a clinically meaningfully improvement in overall survival versus chemotherapy in advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer. The results build upon the positive progression-free survival findings presented back in 2023, Astra adds.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts NextEnergy but lifts JLEN

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

British firms expecting hard time in China market, lobby group warns

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - British firms expect doing business in China to become harder over the next five years, a British business lobby group said on Wednesday, as Beijing strives to halt a retreat in foreign funds from a market once seen as the engine of global growth.

Sector movers: Stocks slip amid light profit-taking

(Sharecast News) - Stocks ended a tad lower as investors waited on a raft of US central bank speakers scheduled for after the close of markets in London.

Europe's STOXX 600 ends lower as rate uncertainty prevails

Focus on Fed minutes, Nvidia earnings

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