AstraZeneca PLC/Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.'s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) was one of the standout drugs at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) meeting, with head-to-head data from DESTINY-Breast03 presented on 18 September showing an overwhelming benefit on progression-free survival (PFS) versus Roche Holding AG's Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) in second-line, HER2-positive breast cancer.
Enhertu Poised To Rewrite The Standard Of Care After ESMO
AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu is poised to become the new standard of care for second-line HER2-positive breast cancer after handedly beating Roche's Kadcyla on PFS.
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