AstraZeneca and J&J face off over lung cancer care

By Naomi Kresge
Published 4 Min Read

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A rivalry is heating up between AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson in lung cancer. 

The U.S. company’s new drug combination beat Astra’s best-seller Tagrisso in a study presented on Monday at Europe’s biggest cancer conference. But the U.K. drugmaker’s earlier rival findings show Tagrisso can be made effective when paired with chemotherapy. 

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