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AstraZeneca immunotherapy study shows benefit for niche group of lung cancer patients

AstraZeneca attempts a recovery from a July failure with positive results from a new study, also in lung cancer, but aimed at a niche group of patients.

The jackpot cancer immunotherapy ambitions of AstraZeneca stumbled in July with the failure of a closely watched clinical trial in newly diagnosed lung cancer. Friday, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker attempts a recovery with positive results from a new study, also in lung cancer, but aimed at a niche group of patients.

AstraZeneca still trails cancer immunotherapy leaders Merck and

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