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AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo Line Up More Enhertu Indications

Promising Phase II Data In Multiple Tumor Types

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The high-profile antibody-drug conjugate has shown its potential to improve outcomes for heavily pre-treated patients in diseases such as bladder, cervical, pancreatic and rare cancers in a mid-stage trial. 

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Enhertu on target for more indications • Source: Shutterstock

AstraZeneca PLC and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.’s Enhertu is on the rise following a string of regulatory approvals for breast, lung and gastric cancers but new data suggests that the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) could be an effective treatment for a wide range of other HER2-expressing tumors.

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