JHVEPhoto AstraZeneca ( NASDAQ: AZN ) said the FDA has approved its drug Imfinzi, also known as durvalumab, for the treatment of a certain type of endometrial cancer. The FDA approved Imfinzi in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by Imfinzi as a monotherapy in the treatment of adults with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient, or dMMR. Imfinzi is already approved for the treatment of cancers of the lung, liver and bile ducts.

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