Enhertu approved in China as the first HER2-directed therapy for patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer
Binghe Xu, MD, Director of the National Clinical Research Center for New Anticancer Drugs, Tenured Professor and Former Director, Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, said: “Historically, breast cancer tumours with low levels of HER2 expression have been classified as HER2-negative and have not been eligible for treatment with HER2-directed therapies. With this approval in China, based on the results of the DESTINY-Breast04 trial, clinicians will now be able to identify and potentially treat a distinct patient population based on HER2-low status.”
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