Tezepelumab Is The First Biologic To Significantly Reduce Exacerbations In Broad Population Of Patients With Severe, Uncontrolled Asthma
Data From Investigational Therapy Tezepelumab Phase 3 NAVIGATOR Trial in Patients With Severe Asthma Presented at the American Academy of Asthma Allergy & Immunology Annual Meeting
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and AstraZeneca today announced positive full results from the pivotal NAVIGATOR Phase 3 trial, which showed the potential of tezepelumab to be a first-in-class medicine in severe asthma. When added to standard of care (SoC), tezepelumab demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the annualized asthma exacerbation rate (AAER) in patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma, compared to placebo.