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AstraZeneca (AZN) to Invest $360M in Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Ireland

September 21, 2021 6:00 AM EDT

AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) is planning on establishing a next-generation active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility for small molecules near Dublin, Ireland to ensure the Companys global supply network is fit for future growth.

The new plant will allow for late-stage development and early commercial supply, adopting state of the art process technology and digital innovation that is designed to meet the needs of the Companys new medicines pipeline with speed and agility.

The $360m planned investment at the Alexion Campus in College Park, Dublin, is expected to create about 100... More

AstraZeneca's (AZN) IMFINZI Plus Chemotherapy Tripled 3-Year Patient Survival in the CASPIAN Phase III Trial

September 19, 2021 6:14 PM EDT

Updated results from the CASPIAN Phase III trial showed AstraZenecas (NASDAQ: AZN) IMFINZI® (durvalumab) in combination with a choice of chemotherapies, etoposide plus either carboplatin or cisplatin, demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit at three years for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) treated in the 1st-line setting.

These data, which show the longest survival update ever reported for an immunotherapy treatment in this setting, were presented during a mini-oral session on September 18, 2021, at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2021.

The CASPIAN trial met... More