Tuesday Health Report: New AstraZeneca Drug May Be First to Reduce COPD Symptoms, FDA Approval Sought
AstraZeneca said the first-in-class antibody reduced moderate and severe flare-ups by up to 34% in late-stage trials.
- Results presented Tuesday at the European Respiratory Society Congress show AstraZeneca's drug tozorakimab demonstrated promise in reducing COPD symptoms during late-stage clinical trials.
- Nearly 16 million U.S. adults suffer from COPD, a leading cause of death often linked to tobacco, though one in four patients have never smoked, the CDC reports.
- Patients receiving 300 milligrams of tozorakimab every four weeks saw symptom reductions ranging from 29% to 34% in former smokers and 29% to 30% among current and former smokers.
- The Food and Drug Administration accepted tozorakimab for priority review as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults, marking the first biologic drug to demonstrate efficacy in COPD management.
- Ongoing investigations are evaluating tozorakimab's potential application for asthma and lower respiratory tract disease, expanding on its development as a monoclonal antibody binding interleukin-33.
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