Patritumab Deruxtecan Demonstrated Statistically Significant Improvement in PFS vs Chemo in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic EGFR-Mutated NSCLC in HERTHENA-Lung02 Ph 3 Trial
“We are encouraged by these results demonstrating a statistically significant progression-free survival improvement compared to platinum plus pemetrexed induction chemotherapy followed by pemetrexed maintenance chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer who received prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment,” said Marjorie Green, MD, Senior Vice President and Head of Oncology, Global Clinical Development, Merck. “Together with Daiichi Sankyo, we are committed to helping patients with previously treated EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, where there is a high unmet need.”
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