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Amgen and AstraZeneca drug combo reduces lung cancer death risk by 58%
Results from the Phase 3 DeLLphi-305 clinical trial show that combining Amgen’s Imdelltra (tarlatamab) with AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) significantly improves outcomes for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
The combination therapy reduced the risk of death by 58% compared to Imfinzi alone. Median overall survival for the combination group reached 21.1 months, whereas the group receiving only Imfinzi had a median survival of 12.7 months. Additionally, the one-year survival rate for the combination group was approximately 79% to 80%, compared to 53% for the control group.
Data presented at the ESMO 2026 Congress in Madrid and published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that severe (Grade 3 and 4) treatment-related adverse events occurred in 20.9% of the combination group. Approximately 49.6% of patients receiving Imdelltra reported cytokine release syndrome, though researchers noted these effects are manageable and only one case was reported as serious.
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Amgen · AstraZeneca · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · ESMO 2026 Congress · European Society for Medical Oncology · Imdelltra · Imfinzi
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 49.6% of patients receiving Imdelltra reported cytokine release syndrome. dijitaliyidir.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Imdelltra generated $288 million in sales in Q2, an 115% increase year-on-year. www.newsbytesapp.com
- [● 9 SOURCES] The results were presented at the ESMO 2026 Congress in Madrid. dijitaliyidir.com · notiziedi.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · quotidianodifoggia.it · +4 more
- [● 16 SOURCES] Approximately 79% to 80% of patients in the combination group were alive after one year. dijitaliyidir.com · www.cnbce.com · www.haber.com · www.newsbytesapp.com · notiziedi.it · +10 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Severe (Grade 3 and 4) treatment-related adverse events occurred in 20.9% of the combination group. dijitaliyidir.com
- [● 16 SOURCES] Median overall survival for the combination group was 21.1 months. dijitaliyidir.com · www.cnbce.com · notiziedi.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · +10 more
- [● 16 SOURCES] The combination of Imdelltra and Imfinzi reduced the risk of death by 58% in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer patients. dijitaliyidir.com · www.cnbce.com · notiziedi.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · +10 more
- [● 16 SOURCES] Median overall survival for the Imfinzi-only group was 12.7 months. dijitaliyidir.com · www.cnbce.com · notiziedi.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · +10 more