
The Krascendo 1 study showed improved survival rates of 18 months compared to 12 months with current standard of care

This builds on a recently announced clinical collaboration between AstraZeneca and Summit to advance cancer treatments

The company will gain a novel oral treatment for lung cancer

Patients who had received only one prior line of systemic therapy showed a stronger trend for overall survival and progression-free survival

Approximately 43,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year in the UK

More than 200,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the US every year

Alterations in EGFR are among the most common driver mutations in lung cancer patients

EGFR-activating mutations occur in up to 38% of all NSCLC tumours globally

Alterations in EGFR are among the most common driver mutations in NSCLC patients

Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for up to 85% of all lung cancer cases

Non-small lung cancer accounts for up to 85% of all lung cancer cases

The drug is now approved in Great Britain to treat both resectable and unresectable NSCLC