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Daiichi Sankyo Comes Out Swinging At WCLC As ADCs Steal Show

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The Japanese drug maker gave multiple presentations on AstraZeneca-partnered Enhertu and other deruxtecan-based ADCs. Plus Gilead presented data on Trodelvy, Amgen showed early frontline data for Lumakras, and J&J’s EGFR-directed bispecific Rybrevant showed a 50% ORR in heavily pretreated patients.

The World Congress on Lung Cancer is taking place in Singapore from 9-12 September • Source: Shutterstock

Antibody-drug conjugates were a feature at the World Congress on Lung Cancer meeting in Singapore, including data from the first ADC that Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. is developing independently of longtime partner AstraZeneca PLC.

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