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Enhertu Combo Wins US FDA Nod in 1st-Line HER2 Breast Cancer
Daiichi Sankyo said on December 15 that the US FDA has approved Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) in combination with pertuzumab for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The combination therapy is the first first-line…
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