Japan Enhertu Nod Another Boost For Daiichi's Oncology Hopes

Second OK Globally After US

Novel antibody-drug conjugate receives approval in Japan for second-line breast cancer, providing another push to Japanese firm’s strategic plan to build up its oncology operations.

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Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.’s HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been approved in Japan, for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive unresectable or recurrent metastatic breast cancer after prior chemotherapy.

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