Daiichi Sankyo UK, Limited: ENHERTU - (TRASTUZUMAB DERUXTECAN) NOW AVAILABLE VIA THE CANCER DRUGS FUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF HER2 POSITIVE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Reimbursement decisions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to be announced later this year
Daiichi Sankyo UK, Limited
(hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca UK today welcome the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) as an option for treating HER2 positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 based therapies.
In the UK, almost 54,000 cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed annually, with an estimated one in five cases being HER2 positive.
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ENHERTU® ▼ (TRASTUZUMAB DERUXTECAN) NOW AVAILABLE VIA THE CANCER DRUGS FUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF HER2 POSITIVE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
April 20, 2021 GMT
Daiichi Sankyo UK, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca UK today welcome the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Enhertu ® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) as an option for treating HER2 positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 based therapies.
In the UK, almost 54,000 cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed annually, with an estimated one in five cases being HER2 positive. 1,2,3 The impact of the disease is significant, with breast cancer responsible for approximately 12,000 deaths per year. 1 There are an estimated 35,000 people living with metastatic breast
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ENHERTU® Approved in the EU for the Treatment of HER2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
January 20, 2021 GMT
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca’s ENHERTU ® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been granted conditional approval in the European Union (EU) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 based regimens.
In Europe, approximately 531,000 cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed annually, with an estimated one in five cases being HER2 positive. 1,2,3 The impact of the disease is significant, with breast cancer responsible for more than 141,000 deaths per year in Europe. 1
Recommendation based on positive results from the DESTINY-Breast01 trial, which showed durable responses in patients with previously treated disease
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (Daiichi Sankyo)’s trastuzumab deruxtecan has been recommended for conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 based regimens.
In Europe, approximately 520,000 cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed annually, with roughly one in five cases being HER2 positive.
1-2 The impact of the disease is significant, with breast cancer responsible for more than 137,000 deaths per year.