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Sep 17, 2025 4:00 PM

AstraZeneca's Fasenra Falls Short In Smoker's Lung Trial

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) released on Wednesday topline data from RESOLUTE Phase 3 trial of Fasenra (benralizumab).

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Fasenra, despite showing numerical improvement, did not achieve statistical significance in the primary endpoint in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as smoker’s lung disease.

The safety and tolerability profile for Fasenra in the trial was consistent with the known profile of the medicine.

The company will analyse the full data set from RESOLUTE.

Fasenra is currently approved as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) in more ...