AstraZeneca, Merck cancer treatment attains meaningful improvement in progression-free survival

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AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc said on Monday their drug to treat a form of ovarian cancer improved progression-free survival in patients ...

REUTERS: AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc said on Monday their drug to treat a form of ovarian cancer improved progression-free survival in patients tested in a late-stage study.

The study tested Lynparza in patients as an add-on to an already existing standard of care, bevacizumab, and was compared to a group of patients given bevacizumab alone.Lynparza added to bevacizumab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 41per cent in the overall trial population.

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