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AstraZeneca drug reduces COPD flare ups in late-stage trials

By Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2026 | 2:18 AM

March 27 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca said ​on ‌Friday said its experimental treatment ‌tozorakimab ​met ⁠the ⁠main goal in two late-stage ​trials and ⁠showed ⁠a meaningful ​reduction in ​flare ups ‌of chronic obstructive pulmonary ⁠disease, also known as “smoker’s ⁠lung”.

(Reporting ‌by ⁠Nithyashree ​R ‌B and ​Pushkala Aripaka ⁠in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita ​Bhattacharjee)