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Daiichi Sankyo-Merck's cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
Daiichi Sankyo and Merck said on Tuesday that their drug, patritumab deruxtecan, met the main goal in a late-stage study in some patients with a type of lung cancer. The drug helped patients live significantly longer without their cancer progressing,
Merck, Daiichi Score Late-Stage NSCLC Win for ADC, Flag Two Deaths
Despite meeting the primary endpoint in a Phase III study, two patients treated with Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s experimental antibody-drug conjugate died in a Phase III non-small cell lung cancer study,
Merck/Daiichi Sankyo Partnered Lung Cancer Candidate Meets Primary Goal In Late-Stage Study
Merck reported topline data from its HERTHENA-Lung02 phase 3 trial of patritumab deruxtecan in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, showing significant improvement in progression-free survival compared to chemotherapy.
ADC developed by Daiichi, Merck outperforms chemo in lung cancer trial
The FDA previously rejected patritumab deruxtecan over manufacturing issues. Tuesday's study data should boost the companies' case, however.
Daiichi Sankyo, Merck Phase 3 Lung-Cancer Study Meets Primary Endpoint
Merck and Daiichi Sankyo said a Phase 3 study evaluating patritumab deruxtecan in patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer who received prior EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival.
Astra, Daiichi Drop on Mixed Lung Cancer Drug Trial Result
Daiichi Sankyo Co. shares drop as much as 10.4% on Tuesday, the most since Aug. 5, after its lung cancer drug with AstraZeneca showed mixed results in a phase 3 trial.
Daiichi Sankyo-Merck's 'guided-missile' cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
Daiichi Sankyo and Merck said on Tuesday that their drug, patritumab deruxtecan, met the main goal of extending the time some patients with a form of lung cancer lived without their disease progressing in a late-stage study.
Merck, Daiichi post late-stage trial win for novel lung cancer therapy
Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Daiichi Sankyo (OTCPK:DSNKY) announced Tuesday that their jointly developed lung cancer drug patritumab deruxtecan, which belongs to a new class of targeted cancer drugs called antibody-drug conjugates (ADC),
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Daiichi wants to go it alone in search for targeted cancer drugs
The Japanese cancer drug powerhouse Daiichi Sankyo has its sights on the next generation of targeted oncology drugs, and this ...
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Daiichi Sankyo, Merck's Patritumab Deruxtecan Meets Primary Goal In HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase 3 Study
(RTTNews) - Merck & Co Inc. (MRK) on Tuesday said HERTHENA-Lung02 phase 3 study evaluating Daiichi Sankyo and Merck's patritumab deruxtecan in patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer ...
Daiichi Sankyo posts positive DS-9606 clinical trial results in solid tumours
Daiichi Sankyo has reported positive initial findings from the dose escalation phase of the first-in-human Phase I trial of ...
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Phase 1 trial of DS-9606 shows promising preliminary clinical activity in patients with advanced solid tumours
Initial results from dose escalation in the first in-human phase 1 trial of DS-9606 suggest early promising clinical activity in patients with advanced solid tumours known to express Claudin-6 (CLDN6) ...
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ESMO: Novartis, Daiichi, Gilead, Astellas and AZ excel in analysis of clinical value from new cancer meds
Two of the simplest ways to measure the success of companies that develop and commercialize drugs is to count their approvals ...
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ESMO: AstraZeneca steps out from Daiichi's shadow, posting data on ADC rivals to AbbVie, Pfizer
AstraZeneca is continuing to study AZD8205 as a monotherapy in dose optimization expansion cohorts of patients with ...