By Rory Gallivan

 

LONDON--AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.LN) Tuesday said the European Union has given full approval to its lung cancer treatment Tagrisso.

The European Commission has granted full marketing authorization for Tagrisso tablets for the treatment of adult patients with locally-advanced lung cancer, AstraZeneca said.

Shares at 1235 GMT, up 43 pence, or 0.9%, at 4,706 pence valuing the company at 59.55 billion pounds ($64.65 billion).

 

Write to Rory Gallivan at rory.gallivan@wsj.com; Twitter: @RoryGallivan

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 25, 2017 08:58 ET (12:58 GMT)

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