AstraZeneca announces first data from four pivotal Phase III trials at ESMO

The company states: “AstraZeneca advances its ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death with new data across its robust portfolio and pipeline at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress, 20 to 24 October 2023. Nearly 100 abstracts will feature 19 approved and potential new medicines from AstraZeneca including two late-breaking Presidential Symposia and 26 oral presentations. Highlights include: TROPION-Lung01 Phase III trial of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in patients with previously treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Presidential Symposium, Monday 23 October). TROPION-Breast01 Phase III trial of datopotamab deruxtecan in patients with previously treated inoperable or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-low or negative breast cancer (Presidential Symposium, Monday 23 October). FLAURA2 Phase III trial of Tagrisso (osimertinib) plus chemotherapy in EGFR-mutated (EGFRm) advanced NSCLC including safety and central nervous system metastases outcomes. Results were recently presented from the progression-free survival (PFS) primary analysis. DUO-E Phase III trial of Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus platinum-based chemotherapy followed by either Imfinzi monotherapy or Imfinzi plus Lynparza (olaparib) as maintenance therapy in newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. MATTERHORN Phase III trial of Imfinzi plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy (before surgery) for patients with resectable, early-stage and locally advanced (Stages II, III, IVA) gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers. DESTINY-PanTumor02 Phase II trial of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) in previously treated HER2-expressing advanced solid tumours including PFS and overall survival (OS) data from the primary analysis. Three bispecifics: data from several presentations will highlight the Company’s robust clinical programme of novel immuno-oncology (IO) bispecific antibodies including data for volrustomig in advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (MEDI5752, targeting PD-1/CTLA-4), and data for rilvegostomig (AZD2936, targeting PD-1/TIGIT) and sabestomig (AZD7789, targeting PD-1/TIM3) in lung cancer.”