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Amgen Drug Cuts Small Cell Lung Cancer Death Risk by 40 Percent

Saul Zimet

created: June 4, 2025, 4:23 p.m. | updated: June 5, 2025, 2:59 p.m.

“Imdelltra reduced the risk of death by 40% compared to chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer patients whose disease had worsened after an initial round of chemo, according to interim data from a late-stage trial presented at a major medical meeting on Monday. The Phase 3 trial of 509 patients showed that Imdelltra extended median overall survival by more than five months to 13.6 months, compared with 8.3 months for standard-of-care chemotherapy, the company said…Amgen said 27% of trial patients treated with Imdelltra experienced serious side effects, including low white blood cell counts, compared with 62% of chemotherapy patients.”From Reuters.

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