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AstraZeneca and Amgen report 58% lower death risk with IMFINZI and tarlatamab in small-cell lung cancer

AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ: AZN) and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) have reported Phase 3 findings showing that IMFINZI (durvalumab) combined with IMDELLTRA (tarlatamab-dlle) reduced the hazard of death by 58% compared with IMFINZI alone as first-line maintenance treatment for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. Presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2026 on October 24

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Pharma & Biotech

Amgen removes an Imdelltra treatment burden just as its DLL3 therapy approaches a much larger first-line opportunity

The FDA has reduced monitoring requirements around the first two Imdelltra doses, lowering an important logistical burden days after Amgen reported positive Phase 3 survival data in first-line extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

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Pharma & Biotech

Only about 40% of extensive-stage SCLC patients reach second-line therapy. Amgen and AstraZeneca are moving Imdelltra earlier

Amgen’s Phase 3 DeLLphi-305 trial met its primary overall survival endpoint with Imdelltra plus Imfinzi as first-line maintenance in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

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