20 December 2018

AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (Merck: known as MSD outside the US and Canada) today announced positive results from the randomised, open-label, controlled, Phase III SOLO-3 trial of Lynparza (olaparib) tablets in 266 patients with relapsed ovarian cancer after two or more lines of treatment. The trial was conducted as a post-approval commitment in agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is the fourth Phase III trial to demonstrate a positive result for Lynparza. AstraZeneca and MSD now plan to discuss these results with the FDA.

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