Enhertu approved in the US for patients with HER2-low or HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer following disease progression after one or more endocrine therapies
Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Haematology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “Building on the practice-changing previous approvals for Enhertu, this new approval brings this important medicine to an earlier treatment setting and a broader patient population with HER2-expressing metastatic breast cancer. The approval also highlights the importance of testing metastatic breast cancer tumours for detectable staining with a standard IHC test to identify those who may be eligible for treatment with Enhertu following endocrine therapy.”
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