EU approves Enhertu-pertuzumab combo for first-line HER2-positive breast cancer

1 September 2026

The European Commission (EC) has approved Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) in combination with pertuzumab as a first-line treatment for adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, Anglo-Swedish firm AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) and its Japanese partner Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) announced. 

This approval, based on a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, marks the first new regimen in this first-line setting in more than a decade.

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