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Enhertu Bags Breakthrough Therapy Tag for HER2 Low or Ultralow Breast Cancer
Daiichi Sankyo said on August 19 that the US FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation for its antibody drug conjugate (ADC) Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for certain patients with HER2 low or ultralow metastatic breast cancer. The status was awarded for…
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