AstraZeneca: European Commission Approves Breast Cancer Treatment

AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.LN) Wednesday said the European Commission approved its breast cancer treatment Faslodex for post-menopausal women after a Phase III trial showed it reduces the risk of disease progression by 20% compared with anastrozole, the current standard treatment.

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July 26, 2017 12:15 ET (16:15 GMT)