Enhertu launches earlier than expected in the USA

7 January 2020

Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 46568) has launched Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki), an HER2 directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), in the USA.

The launch of the product comes a few weeks after US approval was granted, many months earlier than the scheduled action date. The US Food and Drug Administration had been expected to provide a verdict in the second quarter of 2020.

The early launch will accelerate availability for a drug which is predicted to reach peak annual sales of more than $5 billion. Initial approval is in the advanced or refractory breast cancer setting.

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