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Upside Options Positioning in AstraZeneca (AZN) Continues -Susquehanna

October 9, 2017 2:36 PM EDT

Susquehanna options strategist Alison Edwards notes upside positioning in AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN), as an opening investor bought 5k April 35 Calls for $1.80, following recent upside positioning via Dec 32.5, 35 & 37.5 Calls,

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AstraZeneca (AZN) Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by U.S. FDA for Tagrisso (Osimertinib)

October 9, 2017 9:19 AM EDT

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for TAGRISSO® (osimertinib) for the 1st-line treatment of patients with metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Sean Bohen, Executive Vice President, Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer at AstraZeneca, said: The Breakthrough Designation acknowledges not only TAGRISSOs potential as a 1st-line standard of care in advanced EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC, but also the significant need for improved clinical outcomes in this disease. The results of the FLAURA trial have the potential to redefine clinical... More