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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets US FDA approval for breast cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to the trial data, Enhertu lowered disease progression or mortality risk by 50% compared with chemotherapy according to the physician’s choice in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive disease or HR-negative disease. months compared with 5.1 months for the chemotherapy arm.

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

Drug Discovery World

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are biopharmaceutical products in which a monoclonal antibody (mAB) is linked to a small molecule drug with a stable linker 1. According to NCBI, most of the ADCs developed so far are for use in the treatment of cancer, but there is plenty of potential for using ADCs to treat other diseases 1.

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AstraZeneca’s Enhertu Gets FDA Approved as First Therapy for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab-deruxtecan) for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer. The drug is being jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Oncology Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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This article serves as a resource for healthcare professionals, life sciences researchers and industry enthusiasts seeking to stay informed of the latest developments and success stories in oncology therapeutics. Pharmacyclics requested to voluntarily withdraw the approvals and decided to forgo an opportunity for a hearing.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Cancer Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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This article serves as a resource for healthcare professionals, life sciences researchers and industry enthusiasts seeking to stay informed of the latest developments and success stories in oncology therapeutics. Pharmacyclics requested to voluntarily withdraw the approvals and decided to forgo an opportunity for a hearing.

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Trodelvy has been Approved for ER+/HER2- Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers

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The FDA approval is an important step forward for both women and men living with metastatic breast cancer, especially for those individuals whose tumor is no longer responding to endocrine-based therapies and who are facing a poor prognosis,” said Laura Carfang, executive director, SurvivingBreastCancer.org, in the press release.

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J&J’s Akeega Approved as First Combo Treatment for BRCA-Positive Prostate Cancer

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Akeega is a dual-action tablet (DAT) that contains the company’s androgen receptor-targeting hormone therapy Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) and PARP inhibitor (poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase inhibitor) niraparib. Lynparza received FDA approval in May 2020 for mCRPC in patients with homologous recombinational repair ( HRR ) gene mutations.