Enhertu + pertuzumab granted Priority Review in the US as 1L treatment for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
Susan Galbraith, Executive Vice President, Oncology Haematology R&D, AstraZeneca, said: “The DESTINY-Breast09 trial showed that treating patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer with Enhertu in combination with pertuzumab until progression in the first-line setting produced a new landmark of more than 40 months for progression-free survival and nearly doubled the number of patients with no evidence of disease on imaging. This marks the first major evolution in treatment in this first-line setting in more than a decade – a setting where a strong response is crucial, as up to one third of patients may not receive second-line therapy.”
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