AstraZeneca's Breast Cancer Drug Camizestrant Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint in Late-Stage Trial

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Published: 2026-09-13
Category: health
Source: The Manila Times (citing Reuters and AstraZeneca)

AstraZeneca announced that its breast cancer pill camizestrant (Etcamah), when tested in combination with Pfizer's Ibrance, did not meet the primary goal of improving progression-free survival in a late-stage trial for previously untreated patients with a form of advanced breast cancer. This development follows the drug's recent U.S. approval for a different indication (ESR1 mutation).

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