Hopefully we will hear a little more about the AZD0466 molecule...

Hopefully we will hear a little more about the AZD0466 molecule

AstraZeneca will share pioneering research and development across its oncology portfolio and extensive next-generation pipeline at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, USA, 29 March to 3 April 2019. The new research will showcase AstraZeneca’s potent and selective DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) inhibitor, taking the DNA Damage Response (DDR) pipeline beyond PARP inhibition. Additional highlights include new insights from the MYSTIC and TATTON trials for Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Tagrisso (osimertinib) in predicting response and addressing treatment resistance in lung cancer. In total, data from 84 presentations will illustrate the progress of AstraZeneca’s Oncology pipeline, with 28 abstracts reporting new immuno-oncology (IO) data, 33 focused on complementary biological pathways exploring the DDR mechanism, and 20 on tumour drivers and resistance mechanisms. Presentations will highlight AstraZeneca’s growing portfolio in small molecules and antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) targeting immunosuppressive mechanisms in cancer, and the Company’s exploration of the adenosine pathway, which is increasingly recognised as critical to tumour suppression and represents a new frontier within IO. José Baselga, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Oncology, said: “We will be sharing some of our latest research at the 2019 AACR Annual Meeting, including 28 new molecular entities and six combinations, highlighting an exciting new phase of scientific discovery from our Oncology R&D.”