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Daiichi Sankyo’s TROP2 ADC Misses OS Goal in Breast Cancer Trial
Daiichi Sankyo said on September 23 that its datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), a TROP2 directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), did not hit a dual primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in a global PIII trial targeting patients with breast cancer. Reporting…
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