AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo get Enhertu FDA approval for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo get Enhertu FDA approval for HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

Enhertu FDA approval : AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have secured approval for Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) from the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a type of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients. Enhertu is said to be a specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC). It is being co-developed and commercialized by […]

DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial results : Enhertu shows clinically meaningful and durable tumor response

DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial results : Enhertu shows clinically meaningful and durable tumor response

AstraZeneca said that Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has shown clinically meaningful and durable response in the DESTINY-Gastric02 phase 2 trial featuring patients having HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer. Enhertu is a HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. According to AstraZeneca, the antibody drug conjugate delivered the desired tumor response in patients suffering […]

AstraZeneca strikes $6bn worth deal for Daiichi Sankyo’s DS-1062

AstraZeneca strikes $6bn worth deal for Daiichi Sankyo’s DS-1062

AstraZeneca has signed a deal potentially worth up to $6 billion with Daiichi Sankyo for the global development and commercialization for the latter’s DS-1062, a trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), which is being developed for the treatment of multiple tumor types. Daiichi Sankyo is developing the antibody drug conjugate for multiple tumors […]