FDA Accelerated Approval of TUKYSA® (tucatinib) + Trastuzumab in Previously Treated RAS WT, HER2-Positive mCRC Patients

“Historically, patients with HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer who have progressed following frontline therapy have had poor outcomes,” said John Strickler, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Duke University Medical Center, and lead investigator for the MOUNTAINEER trial. “The FDA approval of a chemotherapy-free combination regimen that specifically targets HER2 is great news for these patients.”
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