Lung cancer drug: AstraZeneca India wins CDSCO nod for Durvalumab for specified additional indication
Written By : Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2024-09-24 06:30 GMT | Update On 2024-09-24 06:30 GMT
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Bengaluru: AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has received permission to import for sale and distribution of Durvalumab 120 mg/2.4 mL and 500 mg/10 mL solution for infusion from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India for an additional indication, subject to the receipt of related statutory approvals, if any.
“Durvalumab in combination with chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by Durvalumab as monotherapy after surgery, is indicated for the treatment of patients with resectable (tumours 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements”.
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