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Astrazeneca (AZN) Share News

Shore confident on AstraZeneca's Imfinzi despite recent study blow

25th Jun 2024 09:47

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday reported mixed results from probes of its key cancer drug Imfinzi, with the medication succeeding in a bladder cancer trial but falling short in non-small cell lung cancer. Read More

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca details mixed findings from cancer drug trials

25th Jun 2024 09:05

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday announced a mixed bag of results for two of its leading cancer drugs Imfinzi and Tagrisso. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Mixed bag for Astra drug; Landsec ups Bluewater stake

25th Jun 2024 07:48

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is set to tread water on Tuesday, with a slump for US tech shares overnight keeping a lid on enthusiasm. Read More

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca's Truqap gets OK from EU for breast cancer form

20th Jun 2024 10:56

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday said that the EU approved its prescription medicine Truqap, in combination with hormonal therapy Faslodex, for the treatment of a form of breast cancer. Read More

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca disappointed by breast cancer drug trial results

18th Jun 2024 09:33

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said findings from a breast cancer drug trial showed that Truqap did not meet its primary endpoints. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Ashtead profit declines; Whitbread sales rise

18th Jun 2024 07:51

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open higher on Tuesday, taking confidence from a decent showing for US equities overnight, with inflation data and central bank decisions the key plot points as the week progresses. Read More

TOP NEWS: Astra's Imfinzi plus chemo approved for cancer form in US

17th Jun 2024 09:09

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said it secured a new US approval for cancer treatment Imfinzi, also known as durvalumab, hailing an "important new option" for patients. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Astra gets US drug approval; Ascential trades in line

17th Jun 2024 07:48

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open solidly higher on Monday, recovering some poise after a tricky week, with eyes turning to the Bank of England. Read More

IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca gets positive cancer test results for Calquence

17th Jun 2024 07:23

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical maker - Reports promising test results for one of its cancer therapies. The Echo phase III trial shows that Calquence, when used in combination with bendamustine and rituximab, demonstrates a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with untreated mantle cell lymphoma. Compared to standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy, the combination with Calquence, whose generic name is acalabrutinib, shows a 27% reduced risk of disease progression or death. Mantle cell lymphoma is rare and typically aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Astra explains. Read More

AstraZeneca's Farxiga approved to treat paediatric type-2 diabetes

12th Jun 2024 20:56

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Wednesday said its Farxiga treatment has been approved in the US to treat some diabetes sufferers. Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan cuts Aviva but lifts M&G

10th Jun 2024 09:10

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: Read More

TOP NEWS: Astra's Tagrisso gets US priority review for lung cancer

10th Jun 2024 08:30

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday celebrated a breakthrough therapy designation for its cancer drug Tagrisso, aimed at treating a form of non-small cell lung cancer. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE called down amid political uncertainty in EU

10th Jun 2024 07:37

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower on Monday, setting off the week on the backfoot, with eyes on the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision. Read More

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

5th Jun 2024 09:52

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

AstraZeneca completes USD2.4 billion Fusion Pharmaceuticals purchase

5th Jun 2024 09:27

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

AstraZeneca cancer treatment Tagrisso recommended for approval in EU

3rd Jun 2024 08:59

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

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies and UBS cut Anglo American

30th May 2024 09:23

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

LONDON BRIEFING: Dr Martens cuts payout as profit plummets

30th May 2024 07:40

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

IN BRIEF: AstraZeneca drug lowers cholesterol in phase 1 trial

29th May 2024 08:54

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. Read More

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

27th May 2024 07:49

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. Read More

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