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FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Lynparza, Myriad Genetics' CDx for BRCA-Positive Pancreatic Cancer

Dec 30, 2019
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NEW YORK – The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the indication for AstraZeneca and Merck's olaparib (Lynparza) as a maintenance treatment for certain metastatic pancreatic cancer patients identified with the help of a companion diagnostic, the two drugmakers announced on Monday.

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