19th Apr 2022 08:17
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said its lung cancer antibody drug conjugate Enhertu has received priority review from the Food & Drug Administration in the US.
The Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical company said the conjugate, developed jointly with Tokyo-based Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd, showed a 54.9% tumour response rate.
The companies focus on tumours with mutations of the growth-promoting protein HER2. "If approved, Enhertu has the potential to become a new standard treatment...offering a much-needed option for patients with HER2-mutant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who currently have no targeted treatment options," said Susan Galbraith, executive vice president of AstraZeneca's oncology research & development arm.
AstraZeneca shares were 0.4% lower at 10,494.00 pence each in London on Tuesday morning.
By Tom Budszus; [email protected]
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