Truqap plus Faslodex approved in Japan for patients with advanced HR-positive breast cancer
Dave Fredrickson, Executive Vice President, Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, said: “Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Japan, and innovative, new treatment options are urgently needed. Today’s approval of Truqap, a first-in-class AKT-inhibitor, represents a significant step forward for HR-positive breast cancer treatment and an important new option for approximately fifty per cent of patients who have tumours with these specific mutations or alterations.”
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