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(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday said its phase 3 Adaura trial of Tagrisso in early-stage cell lung cancer found that the drug reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by around 80%.
The detailed results were from a trial of Tagrisso, the brand name for osimertinib, after surgery in patients with "epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer after complete tumour resection with curative intent". EGFR mutations are associated with some lung cancers.
In the primary endpoint of disease-free survival in patients with stage 2 and 3A disease, treatment with Tagrisso reduced risk of disease recurrence or death by 83%. Disease-free survival in the overall trial population, covering stages 1B to 3A, found a 79% drop in the risk of disease recurrence or death.
At the two year mark, 89% of patients in the trial who had been treated with Tagrisso were still alive and disease free compared to a 53% figure in patients who were given a placebo.
Jose Baselga, executive vice president of Oncology R&D at Astra, said: "The momentous results of the phase 3 Adaura trial for Tagrisso demonstrate for the first time in a global trial that an EGFR inhibitor can change the course of early-stage EGFR-mutated lung cancer and provide hope for a cure. We are discussing these outstanding data with regulatory authorities and look forward to bringing the benefits of Tagrisso to patients with early-stage disease."
By Anna Farley; annafarley@alliancenews.com
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