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Daiichi Sankyo, AstraZeneca to Team Up for PI of Patritumab Deruxtecan/Tagrisso Combo in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

August 11, 2020
Daiichi Sankyo said on August 7 that it has struck a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca to carry out a PI clinical study of its HER3 directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) patritumab deruxtecan (U3-1402) in combination with the UK company’s EGFR…

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