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Astrazeneca (AZN) Share News

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank cuts Direct Line to 'hold'

13th Jan 2025 09:37

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

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo cheer priority US review of cancer drug

13th Jan 2025 09:19

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said its lung cancer treatment, co-developed with Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd, is under priority review for approval by the US Food & Drug Administration. Read More

AstraZeneca breast cancer drug Lynparza given green light for NHS use

9th Jan 2025 11:25

(Alliance News) - Patients in England with a form of breast cancer will be offered a new treatment after it was given the green light for NHS use. Read More

Hutchmed China disposes of 45% stake in Shanghai joint venture

2nd Jan 2025 10:46

(Alliance News) - Hutchmed (China) Ltd on Thursday said it has agreed to divest a 45% stake in Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Ltd to GP Health Service Capital Co Ltd and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co Ltd, for a total of around USD608 million. Read More

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks red ahead of US trade balance read

27th Dec 2024 12:11

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday on Friday as market participants continue digesting US jobless data and unrest in Mozambique puts miners on edge. Read More

Syncona investee sells assets to AstraZeneca for USD12 million

27th Dec 2024 09:11

(Alliance News) - Syncona Ltd on Friday said one of its investments Achilles Therapeutics PLC has sold its technology assets to AstraZeneca PLC for USD12 million. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks seen down as holiday sales stabilise

27th Dec 2024 07:59

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 index in London was called slightly lower on Friday, as investors digest holiday-season sales results in the US and UK. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Vistry plummets on profit warning, Windward soars

24th Dec 2024 09:01

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, injecting some festive cheer into proceedings as markets prepare to close early on Christmas Eve. Read More

AstraZeneca and Daiichi withdraw EU application for lung cancer drug

24th Dec 2024 08:20

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC and its Japanese partner Daiichi-Sankyo Co Ltd have withdrawn an application in the European Union for datopotamab deruxtecan for treating certain forms of non-small cell lung cancer. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE 100 called up on quiet Christmas half-day

24th Dec 2024 07:57

(Alliance News) - Stocks were called to open in the green on Monday, as markets prepare to close early on Christmas Eve. Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks end mixed amid unfestive economic backdrop

23rd Dec 2024 17:10

(Alliance News) - Blue chips picked up in late trading to close higher on Monday, but mid-caps faltered as investors assessed a raft of downbeat domestic economic data. Read More

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks lack sparkle as data hits festive spirits

23rd Dec 2024 12:08

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 recouped early losses to trade just in the green at midday on Monday although a raft of gloomy economic reports provided little festive cheer. Read More

AstraZeneca receives EU approval for Tagrisso lung cancer treatment

23rd Dec 2024 10:13

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday said it has received approval in the European Union for Tagrisso, its non-small cell lung cancer treatment. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Lower call as Brits fear "January spending squeeze"

23rd Dec 2024 07:59

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open down on Monday morning, as investors digest some unwelcome UK economic news at the start of a holiday-shortened week. Read More

PRESS: AstraZeneca sees sales slump in China after arrest of exec - FT

18th Dec 2024 12:44

(Alliance News) - Sales in China have suffered for AstraZeneca PLC after the arrest of its country president, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing "two people familiar with the matter". Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks red as French credit rating gets downgrade

16th Dec 2024 09:00

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly lower on Monday, following another disappointing data release from China. Read More

IN BRIEF: Hutchmed to get Takeda milestone payment

13th Dec 2024 10:04

Hutchmed (China) Ltd - Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical firm - Is to receive a USD10 million milestone payment from partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. Takeda receives a national reimbursement recommendation for the Fruzaqla cancer treatment in Spain this month. It is the first national reimbursement recommendation in Europe for the drug. "We are delighted for both our partner, Takeda, and patients in Spain who will now be able to receive reimbursement for this innovative treatment. This is an important step forward in improving patient access across Europe more broadly," Hutchmed Chief Executive Officer Weiguo Su says. "It also underscores our ongoing collaboration with Takeda and reinforces our shared commitment to addressing the needs of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer." Read More

IN BRIEF: Merck and AstraZeneca unveil long-term Lynparza results

11th Dec 2024 19:40

Merck & Co Inc and AstraZeneca PLC - Rahway, New Jersey and Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical firms - Report positive long-term results from phase three OlympiA trial on the use of Lynparza, generic name olaparib, to treat germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer. Data showed clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival; invasive disease-free survival and distant disease-free survival, a decrease in the rate of cancer returning and spreading to other organs. After six years, OS rate was 87.5% compared to 83.2% in the placebo group, IDFS rate was 79.6% compared to 70.3% in placebo and DDFS was 83.5% compared to 75.7% in placebo. Lynparza is being jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and Merck and has been approved in the US, EU and Japan, among others. The EU indication also includes patients with locally advanced breast cancer. Read More

AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo hail US breakthrough therapy designation

9th Dec 2024 09:09

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC and Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd on Monday announced they have been granted a breakthrough therapy designation in the US to treat some sufferers of non-small cell lung cancer. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: boohoo gets ISS backing amid Frasers Group spat

9th Dec 2024 07:51

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called higher, while stocks in Hong Kong perked up amid after a slow start amid fresh hope for the Chinese economy. Read More

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