FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (sac-TMT) for the Treatment of Certain Patients With Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous NSCLC With EGFR Mutations
“This designation by the FDA highlights the importance of developing novel therapeutic options for patients living with EGFR-mutated nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer,” said Dr. Scot Ebbinghaus, vice president, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “We believe ADCs are an important modality in the treatment of cancer and are rapidly advancing the clinical development of sacituzumab tirumotecan, with the goal of meaningfully improving upon current standards of care in certain cancers.”
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