Enhertu approved in the EU as the first HER2-directed therapy for patients with HER2-mutant advanced NSCLC
Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “Understanding the molecular drivers behind a lung cancer diagnosis is critical, and while there are now targeted options for many patients, those with HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer have had few treatment options, none of which have been approved to treat their specific type of lung cancer. Enhertu is the first HER2-directed option approved for HER2-mutant disease and confirms the relevance of HER2 as a target in lung cancer.”
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