For 25 years, Morunda has been interviewing leaders in Japan’s pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Most country managers typically come from a commercial background, rooted in sales and marketing. It’s rare to find country managers who come from finance or…
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Daiichi Sankyo’s HER3 ADC Gets Breakthrough Therapy Tag in US
Daiichi Sankyo said on December 23 that its HER3 directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) patritumab deruxtecan obtained Breakthrough Therapy designation from the US FDA for the treatment of certain patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).The status was granted…
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