Gilead is losing approximately 10% of the revenue stream for its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) with the voluntary withdrawal of its urothelial cancer indication.
Gilead Withdraws Trodelvy Bladder Cancer Claim
The action, taken in consultation with the US FDA, follows the failure of the TROPiCS-04 study, which was the confirmatory trial for the urothelial cancer accelerated approval.

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