An Open-Label, Multi-Drug, Biomarker-Directed, Multi-Centre Phase II Umbrella Study in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Who Progressed on an Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Containing Therapy (HUDSON).
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: AstraZeneca

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