ESMO 23: Non-Squamous NSCLC Population Props Up Dato-DXd In TROPION-Lung01

Data from a histological subgroup have come to the rescue for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s investigational antibody-drug conjugate Dato-DXd along with reassurance over its safety profile in advanced NSCLC, while overall survival data are still awaited.    

Lung Cancer

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) abstract release shows that AstraZeneca PLC and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. were right to temper expectations for the TROPION-Lung01 study of Dato-DXd (datopotamab deruxtecan) in non-small cell lung cancer, but the companies can take comfort in subgroup data that suggest its use case could be more convincing in the non-squamous population.

The TROP2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate is a key pipeline prospect for the firms to drive growth beyond 2025 and the less-than-effusive language in their topline release, plus mention of some grade 5 events (deaths), caused investors to take fright when the top-line data were released back in July

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