AstraZeneca Presents Results of Imfinzi (durvalumab) + Tremelimumab in P-III POSEIDON Study as 1L Treatment for Stage IV NSCLC at WCLC 2021
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- The P-III POSEIDON trial evaluates Imfinzi (1500mg- q3w- FD- for 4 cycles) + Pt-based CT or Imfinzi + Tremelimumab + CT vs CT alone in 1013 patients with mNSCLC
- The results showed an improvement in OS & PFS- 28% reduction in risk of cancer progressing or death with an m-PFS (6.2 vs 4.8mos.)- 23% reduction in risk of death @16wks.- m-OS (14.0 vs 11.7mos.)- patients were alive @2yrs. (33% vs 22%). The safety profile was consistent with known profiles of therapies & no new safety signals were observed
- Imfinzi is further being evaluated across all stages of lung cancer and in other tumor types. The combination therapy also tested for lung cancer- bladder cancer- and liver cancer
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