Pfizer’s Axitinib May Have Survival Benefit Over Tarceva In Pancreatic Cancer
Executive Summary
Pfizer's oral selective VEGF inhibitor axitinib in combination with standard chemotherapy improves overall survival by 1.3 months and decreased the risk of death by 33 percent compared to standard care in advanced pancreatic cancer patients, the firm reported during a June 4 presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago