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AstraZeneca pulls cancer drug application in Europe

Wed, 21st Sep 2016 10:21

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has pulledan application seeking European approval to sell itsexperimental cancer drug cediranib in combination withchemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer because of late-stagequestions raised by regulators reviewing the product.

However, the British company said on Wednesday thatcediranib, a so-called VEGFR inhibitor, remained an importantpipeline medicine and the decision did not affect its ongoingdevelopment in combination tests alongside other drugs. (Reporting by Ben Hirschler; editing by Jason Neely)

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