US regulators have granted the world’s first approval for Daiichi Sankyo/AstraZeneca’s HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate (ADC) trastuzumab deruxtecan, which now carries the brand name of Enhertu, for the treatment of certain patients with advanced breast cancer. The green light on…
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