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Daiichi Sankyo FY20 Profit Down; Sees Higher Operating Profit, Revenues In FY21
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (DSKYF.PK), a Japanese pharmaceutical company, reported Tuesday that its fiscal 2020 profit attributable to owners of the company declined 41.2 percent to 75.96 billion yen from the prior year s 129.07 billion yen. Earnings per share fell to 39.11 yen from 66.27 yen last year.
Operating profit declined 54 percent year on year to 63.80 billion yen.
Revenue for the period dropped 2 percent to 962.52 billion yen from last year s 981.79 billion yen.
Looking ahead for fiscal 2021, the company expects attributable profit of 50 billion yen or 26.09 yen, down 34.2 percent year-over-year. Operating profit is expected to be 70 billion yen, up 9.7 percent, while core operating profit would be down 11.2 percent to 70 billion yen.
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited: DESTINY-CRC02 Phase 2 Trial of ENHERTU Initiated in Patients with HER2 Overexpressing Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Interstitial Lung Disease Pneumonitis
Severe, life-threatening, or fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD), including pneumonitis, can occur in patients treated with ENHERTU. Advise patients to immediately report cough, dyspnea, fever, and/or any new or worsening respiratory symptoms. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of ILD. Promptly investigate evidence of ILD. Evaluate patients with suspected ILD by radiographic imaging. Consider consultation with a pulmonologist. For asymptomatic ILD/pneumonitis (Grade 1), interrupt ENHERTU until resolved to Grade 0, then if resolved in =28 days from date of onset, maintain dose. If resolved in >28 days from date of onset, reduce dose one level. Consider corticosteroid treatment as soon as ILD/pneumonitis is suspected (e.g., =0.5 mg/kg/day prednisolone or equivalent). For symptomatic ILD/pneumonit