Dow Jones Newswires: Enhertu significantly delayed breast cancer progression in trial, AstraZeneca says

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AstraZeneca PLC said Monday that its Enhertu drug significantly delayed metastatic breast cancer progression in a Phase 3 trial, reinforcing the results of a prior trial.

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said results from the Destiny-Breast02 Phase 3 trial of Enhertu–trastuzumab deruxtecan–showed the trial met the primary endpoint, demonstrating a significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients.

Enhertu is being jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Ltd.

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